Megerra
From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.
- For the Megara see separate entry.
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| Megerra | |
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| Type: | Planet |
| Location: | Mutter's Spiral |
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| Appearances: | NA: Shakedown, BNA: Mean Streets |
Megerra was a planet that was originally intended for mining, but eventually became a tourist attraction known for its corruption.
[edit] Astronomical Data
Megerra was a barren planet that orbited a red sun at the edge of the Mutter's Spiral galaxy. (BNA: Mean Streets) The sun gave off very weak light and the perpertual pollution meant the planet was always night. It was very rich in valuable minerals, such as gold, iron, silver, nickel and aluminium, which was what attracted the mining corporations. (NA: Shakedown)
The only city of any importance was Mega City, which covered most of the smallest continent. It was so polluted only the tallest buildings on the planet reached past the cloud level. As such, the planet was perpetually dark. Though there were industrial ports around the coasts of Megerra, there was still a large amount of unused coastline to the south. These coastlines were dark and barren, with stretches of marshes. The sea was also dark and highly polluted, with the only surviving life forms being either poisonous or carnivorous. To the north of Mega City were the mountainous areas where most of the mining was done. (BNA: Mean Streets)
[edit] History
Most of the major mining companies of Earth took advantage of the planet, setting up mines to extract the valuable minerals. As time went on, the entertainment business came to fill the miner’s needs. Eventually, the planet became known for these attractions and became a popular (but dangerous) tourist attraction. (BNA: Mean Streets)
In the 26th century, Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej were tracking the Rutan renegade Karne. Karne eventually came to Megerra, where they tracked him to a bank. He murdered the bank-manager and then escaped again, though was wounded in the process. (NA: Shakedown)
Several years later, Chris returned to Megerra with Bernice Summerfield to investigate the Project, something which Roz encountered on their first trip. (BNA: Mean Streets)
