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** High energy concentrations disrupt near all forms of long-range sensors, and result in severe difficulties for short-range sensors and communication (DS9 Novel: ''Avatar, Book One'') | ** High energy concentrations disrupt near all forms of long-range sensors, and result in severe difficulties for short-range sensors and communication (DS9 Novel: ''Avatar, Book One'') | ||
*** This includes distant telepathic contact or detection (DS9 Novel: ''Avatar, Book One'') | *** This includes distant telepathic contact or detection (DS9 Novel: ''Avatar, Book One'') | ||
* Center of [[Maquis]] activity | * Center of [[Maquis]] activity early 2370s due to navigational difficulties, strategic location (DS9) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 26 December 2018
- Persistant plasma phenomenon in Sector 0470, within the Demilitarized Zone on the Federation/Cardassian border (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")
- Gravitational anomalies within the region result in dense collection of plasma, leading to chaotic navigation, extreme danger to vessels within (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")
- High energy concentrations disrupt near all forms of long-range sensors, and result in severe difficulties for short-range sensors and communication (DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)
- This includes distant telepathic contact or detection (DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)
- Center of Maquis activity early 2370s due to navigational difficulties, strategic location (DS9)
History
- c.500,000ya: The Badlands form (Star Trek: New Worlds, New Civilizations)
- 2268: First surveyed by the Federation, by the USS Enterprise (Novel: The Badlands, Book I)
- Federation standard name "Badlands" coined by Leonard McCoy during that mission (Novel: The Badlands, Book I)