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Moab IV
Moab IV planet.jpg

Moab IV from orbit

Type: Planet
Native Species: None
Location: Moab system
Moab sector
Genome Colony.jpg

The biosphere of the genome colony on Moab IV

Moab system

The Moab system

Moab IV was the inhabited fourth planet in the Moab system. This system was located within the Moab sector. This was a large, barren planet, and was the site of the human Genome Colony. The colonists left Earth before the introduction of transporters in the 2150s and the colony was founded prior to 2168.

In 2368, the location of Moab IV was labeled on its orbital path around Alpha Moab on a system map that was seen in the laboratory of Hannah Bates on Moab IV. (TNG: "The Masterpiece Society", set artwork)

The planet itself was entirely uninhabitable and only the biosphere constructed for the colony allowed for Human settlement. The biosphere, which was built to withstand the harsh environment of the planet, had defensive shields that could increase in strength and had built with materials that could resist earthquakes up to 8.7 on the Richter scale. In the biosphere, the environment was lush and beautiful as well as meticulously maintained. In the 24th century, the colony had several thousand colonists.

In 2368, a stellar core fragment from a collapsed neutron star passed through the sector where Moab IV is located. The passing fragment, which had density of over ten million tons per square centimeter, posed a serious threat to the colony. Its mass would create large earthquakes, far beyond what the colony was designed to withstand. Because of this unique danger, the isolationist colony made a one-time exception to their policy against outside contact and accepted assistance from the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Masterpiece Society")

Background info Edit

According to the script, the pronunciation for Moab was "MOH-ub". [1]

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, Moab IV was "named for the ancient kingdom that flourished on Earth during biblical times in what is now Jordan."

The surface of Moab IV was a matte painting created by Illusion Arts, Inc.. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 25, No. 6/Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 73)

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I"), Moab IV (Genome Colony) was listed as a member planet of the Federation in 2378. Note: The author, Geoffrey Mandel, inadvertently listed this planet as Moab VI.}}

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