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'''Verterons''' are subatomic [[particle]]s capable of traveling faster than the speed of light, and are present in [[wormhole]]s.
  
'''Verterons''' are subatomic [[particle]]s that are present in [[wormhole]]s. Verterons can interfere with [[sensor]] scans and only exist when artificially created. Verterons also allow the extrapolation of a wormhole's subspace bearing by detecting their exit vector, allowing one to pinpoint the terminus spacial coordinate for any wormhole.  
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These particles can interfere with [[sensor]] scans, and can allow for the extrapolation of a wormhole's subspace bearing by detecting their exit vector, allowing one to pinpoint the terminus spatial coordinate for any wormhole.  
  
The [[Bajoran wormhole]] was formed by self-sustaining verterons.
 
  
As of the mid-[[2150s]], a verteron-emission array was installed on [[Mars]] to redirect comets for [[terraforming]] purposes. The [[verteron array]] was briefly hijacked by [[Terra Prime]] supremacists seeking to rid [[Earth]] of [[alien]]s, but their plot was foiled by [[Captain]] [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Archer Jonathan Archer] of [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']].
 
  
A pulse of verterons is capable of disabling a [[starship]]. The [[USS Enterprise-D]] was disabled by a [[Hekaran]] [[probe]] in [[2370]] when the probe emitted a verteron pulse, immediately disabling the ''Enterprise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[warp drive|warp]] and [[impulse drive]]s as well as the ship's [[shields]].
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In high enough concentrations, verterons can pose a hazard to spacecraft, with a pulse of verterons being capable of obstructing sensors, or disabling the ship altogether by disabling the field coils.
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* '''Example:''' In [[2370]], the [[USS Enterprise-D]] was disabled by a [[Minor Species#Hekaran|Hekaran]] [[probe]]'s verteron pulse, which immediately disabled the [[warp drive]], [[impulse engine]], and [[shields]].
  
In late [[2369]], [[Keiko O'Brien]] looked at verterons in one of her school lessons.
 
  
In [[2373]], the {{USS|Voyager}} bombarded a [[subspace instability]] near the [[Takarian]] [[planet]] with verterons to induce the [[Barzan wormhole]] to re-open at that location.
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===Documented uses:===
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* The [[Bajoran wormhole]] was formed by self-sustaining verterons. Present in dense concentrations, the verterons pose a hazard to navigation, clumping together in large, spherical nodes.
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* As of the mid-[[2150s]], a verteron-emission array was installed on [[Mars]] to redirect comets for [[terraforming]] purposes.
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:* The [[verteron array]] was briefly hijacked by [[Terra Prime]] supremacists seeking to rid [[Earth]] of [[alien]]s, but their plot was foiled by [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] of [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']].
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* In [[2373]], the [[USS Voyager]] bombarded a [[subspace]] instability near the [[Takarian]] [[planet]] with verterons to induce the [[Barzan wormhole]] to re-open at that location.
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 9 December 2022

Verterons are subatomic particles capable of traveling faster than the speed of light, and are present in wormholes.

These particles can interfere with sensor scans, and can allow for the extrapolation of a wormhole's subspace bearing by detecting their exit vector, allowing one to pinpoint the terminus spatial coordinate for any wormhole.


In high enough concentrations, verterons can pose a hazard to spacecraft, with a pulse of verterons being capable of obstructing sensors, or disabling the ship altogether by disabling the field coils.



Documented uses:

  • The Bajoran wormhole was formed by self-sustaining verterons. Present in dense concentrations, the verterons pose a hazard to navigation, clumping together in large, spherical nodes.
  • As of the mid-2150s, a verteron-emission array was installed on Mars to redirect comets for terraforming purposes.