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{{Update Science}}'''Kataan''' is a formerly-inhabited planet in the ''Kataan'' star system. This system is located within the Silarian sector.
The planet Kataan is Now a dead world, it was home to a [[humanoid ]] culture until the late 14th century when, after . After suffering through a protracted drought due to increased solar radiation, all life on the planet became extinct.
It is located in the Kataan star system in the Silarian sector. The Kataan sun went nova in the 14th century. During the final years of its existence, the death of the planet was predicted by scientists in the government but hidden from the population at large.
A tree being planted on the Ressikan townsquare.
A typical greeting on the planet was "Happy day", a standard set phrase when leaving was "Go carefully". When a child was born, a naming ceremony took place shortly after birth. People on Kataan were interested in astronomy, art, botany, mathematics and many other things; iron weaver and sculptor were only two professions possible. The houses were arranged around open spaces and town squares where sparse vegetation was growing. Every house, window and door was decorated with Kataan writing.
The probe is launched.
Councils, led by council leaders, decided about the fate of the communities; an administrator Water had to be rationed as less and less was responsible for several communities. The government was structured in a participatory manner, in which all citizens a sayavailable.
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At the time of its demise , the culture of '''Kataan ''' appeared to be on the cusp of post-industrial evolution. Though there There was no strong evidence of heavy manufacturing , and the lifestyle of its citizens more closely <br>resembled a pre-industrial agrarian society, they . This planet and its people were sufficiently evolved enough to create interstellar probes , but could not yet send people into space.[[File:Kataan surface.jpg|thumb|right|Kataan surface]][[File:Ressikan town square.jpg|thumb|right|Ressikan town square]][[File:Kataan probe launch.jpg|thumb|right|Launch of Kataan probe]]
=== Foods ===Typical foods consumed by the natives were soups and vegetable stew. Water had to be rationed as less and less was available.
=== Government ===Councils, led by council leaders, made decisions regarding the fate of their communities. * An administrator was responsible for several communities. * The government was structured in a participatory manner, in which all citizens had a say. === Culture ===A typical greeting on the planet was "Happy day"; a standard phrase when leaving was "Go carefully". <br>When a child was born, a naming ceremony took place shortly after birth. Many people on Kataan were interested in astronomy, art, botany, mathematics, and many other things. Houses were arranged around open spaces and town squares where sparse vegetation was growing. Every house, window, and door was decorated with Kataan writing. === Final Years ===The people of the Ressik community, located in the Northern northern province, realizing realized that their sun was about to go nova. The death of the planet was predicted by scientists in the government, but hidden from the population at large. <br>They launched a probe containing a memory record of their civilization and a musical instrument, the Ressikan flute, native to their culture. This probe later encountered [[Jean-Luc Picard ]] and transferred its memory record to him. (TNG [[category: "The Inner Light")planet]]
