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mizainite ore. Metallic substance. Rich deposits of mizainite ore that disfigured him years earlier during the Cardassian occupaare ne on planet Stakoron Il in the Gamma Quadrant. (“The tion of Bajor. (“The Darkness and the Light” [DS9]) Nagus” [DS9]). Moby-Dick. Classic story written by Earth novelist Herman Mizan, Dr. Ktarian scientist who was an expert in interspecies Melville (1819-1891), first published in 1851. Moby-Dick's main mating practices. In 2369, during a conference on deep-space character, Captain Ahab, was a sea captain who spent years assignments, Dr. Mizan attempted to enlist Counselor Troi'saidin hunting an enormous cetacean that had crippled him, so that he his research. (“Timescape” [TNG]). could exact revenge against it. Lily Sloane compared Captain Picard to Ahab because Picard seemed to want revenge on the Mizar Il. Home planet of the Mizarians. (‘Allegiance” [TNG]). Borg at any cost. (Star Trek: First Contact).

Mizarians. The humanoid residents of the planet Mizar Il. Modean system. Inhabited planetary system. Young Geordi La Distinguished by a gray wrinkled complexion, the Mizarians val- Forge was once stationed with his father in the Modean system ued peace above confrontation. As a result, the Mizarians were (“Imaginary Friend” [TNG]). conquered six times in a period of 300 years. The Mizarians survived by offering no resistance. Kova Tholl was Mizarian. Model A Ford. The second self-powered wheeled vehicle devel(“Allegiance” [TNG]) oped by Earth entrepreneur Henry Ford, introduced in 1927. Data, who was the second android built by Dr. Noonien Soong, MK-12 scanner. Cardassian security device. An MK-12 scanner compared himself to a Model A. (“A Matter of Time" [TNG). was used to verify the identity of those storing valuables at the assay office on the Promenade of station Deep Space 9. When Modela aperitif. Exotic double-layered beverage. Modela aperientrusting several archaeological artifacts to the assay office, tifs were served at Quark’s bar on Deep Space 9. (‘Dramatis Vash questioned the offices clerk as to whether an MK-12 scan- Personae” [DS9)). ner with an L-90 enhanced resolution filter was adequate to prevent theft. (“Q-Less" [DS9]). modesty subroutine. Specialized program incorporated into Data's positronic brain. The program instructed Data to remain mnemonic memory circuit. Device improvised by Spock that clothed, a human social convention he had previously found allowed the retrieval of data from a tricorder when Spock and unnecessary. (“Inheritance” [TNG]). Kirk were trapped in Earth's past. Spock had constructed the circuit out of primitive electrical and radio components available in Earth's 1930s. Using the WN 9 device, they were able to trace the flow of history as altered by Dr. McCoy and to wk locate the focal point in time where ~ LE) | " 9 McCoy changed history. zy =” E ’ A A | Spock complained to [ d = . v Kirk that he was work- = . = | = ing with tools at the — = = -—— 2 primitive level of stone SEN CPAENE CO SET ES knives and bearskins, 1 "A ¢ LB Li but finished the pro- be I) | § ARR 1 ject nevertheless. ay JER (“The City on the ee —— — i —_— Edge of Forever" = — — Jy (TOS)). SEE: Guardian of — o Forever. Keeler, Edith = Moab IV. A harsh, inhospitable plan- modular shelter. Portable living enclosure carried aboard -— ™ et in the Moab Sector. Moab IV was Federation starships in an unassembled form. In 2372, when colonized in 2168 by a group of Janeway and Chakotay were left behind on a planet to live humans who sought to create a per- out their lives, they were left with an assortment of supplies fect society there. The crew of the and equipment, including a modular shelter. (“Resolutions” Enterprise-D discovered this previ- [VGR]). ously unknown colony in 2368. (“The Masterpiece Society” [TNG]). Named ~~ Mogh. Noted Klingon warrior. Father to Worf and Kurn, and for the ancient kingdom that flour- political rival to Ja'rod. Mogh and his wife were killed in the ished on Earth during Biblical times in what is now Jordan. SEE: Khitomer massacre of 2346, after following Ja'rod to Khitomer Genome Colony. because Mogh suspected him of disloyalty. Mogh's suspicions were correct: Ja'rod betrayed his people at Khitomer by providMoab Sector. Region of Federation space. The Enterprise-D was ing secret defense codes to the Romulans. Mogh was survived assigned to the Moab Sector to track an errant stellar core frag- by his sons, Worf and Kurn. Years later, in 2366, Ja'rod's son, ment and to monitor resulting planetary disruptions in 2368. Klingon High Council member Duras, falsified evidence in an During the mission, the Enterprise-D found a previously unknown attempt to conceal Ja'rod's actions and to implicate Mogh. Worf human colony on planet Moab IV. (“The Masterpiece Society” and Kurn challenged the accusations before the High Council, [TNG]). but council leader K’'mpec was not willing to expose the powerful Duras family. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). Honor was restored moba fruit. Bajoran food. Moba fruit was served on Deep Space to the house of Mogh in late 2367 when the sons of Mogh agreed 9 in 2372 at the reception for the Trill science team led by Lenara to support the Gowron regime during the Klingon civil war. Kahn. (“Rejoined” [DS9]). (“Redemption, Parts | and II” [TNG]). In 2369, Worf investigated a report that Mogh had not been killed at Khitomer and that he had Mobara. Former member of the Shakaar resistance cell who survived at a secret Romulan prison camp in the Carraya lived at the Bajoran university in Musilla Province. He was killed ~~ System. Although the camp was real, Worf learned from one of on stardate 50416 with a micro-explosive implanted behind his the inmates that the report was untrue. (“Birthright Part II” ear. It was an act of vengeance by Silaran Prin for the explosion [TNG]).