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mercassium. Proprietary composite used in Federation shield- holodeck and holosuite programs; holodeck; holo-imager; generator construction. In 2370, traces of mercassium were Kandora champagne; Kira Nerys; Kylata II; Last Meal; Lito; found in the debris of the Cardassian freighter, Bok'Nor. Since Meridian; noncorporeal life; Odo; quantum matrix; Quintana, mercassium is classified, destruction of the ship pointed to Ensign; Rakal, Seltin; Serilian ambassador; Tiron; tongo; someone within the Federation. (“The Maquis, Part |" [DS9]). SEE: ~~ Trialus star system; vajhaq. Maquis. Meridian. Class-M planet located in Merced-class starship. Conjectural designation for a type of the Trialus star system in the Federation ship. The U.S.S. Trieste, which underwent servicing Gamma Quadrant. Meridian underat Starbase 74 in 2364 and on which Data once served, was a went dimensional shifts every 60 RL Merced-class starship. years, causing its inhabitants to = phase between corporeal and Merchantman. Small merchant cargo ship. The Merchantman noncorporeal states. In 2371 the a > was chartered by Klingon operative Valkris in 2285 in order to U.S.S. Defiant's crew assisted the (Pad vrei transport stolen data from the Federation's Project Genesis to Meridian's search for an answer to - the Klingon government. The Merchantman, along with its crew their unstable world. It was discovand Valkris, was destroyed after delivery of the information. (Star ered that their sun's core fusion was Trek lll: The Search for Spock). The Merchantman was never imbalanced and a building cascade reaction at the quantum level referred to by name during the film. The name is from the script was triggering the dimensional shifts. The sun's reactions were only. The Merchantman model, designed by Nilo Rodis and built stabilized, enabling the planet to exist for longer periods in solid at ILM for Star Trek Ill, was re-used several times as various form. (“Meridian” [DS9]). The painted forest backdrop used out“guest” spaceships in Star Trek: The Next Generation. side the Meridian hall was rented from Walt Disney Studios, which had onginally created the backdrop for the movie Mary Poppins. Merculite rockets. Obsolete weapons system found in older The Meridian hall itself was also seen (in modified form) as the spacecraft. The Talarian freighter Batris was equipped with Klingon Great Hall in “House of Quark” (DSS), the Albino's lair in Merculite rockets that ware apparently used to destroy the “Blood Oath” (DS9), and Masaka's temple in “Masks” (TNG). Klingon cruiser T’Acog. (“Heart of Glory” [TNG]). Merculite rockets were part of the weaponry of the Talarian ship Q’Maire when Merik lll. Planet in the Gamma Quadrant. Doctor Bashir and it confronted the Enterprise-D in 2367. (“Suddenly Human" Chief O'Brien conducted a bio-survey of Merik Ill just prior to [TNG]). stardate 49066.5. (“Hippocratic Oath" [DS9)).

Mercy Hospital. Health-care facility located in the Mission Merikus. SEE: Merrick, R. M. District of San Francisco on Earth in the late 20th century. Pavel Chekov, injured in Earth's past, was cared for in this facility before Merkoria Quasar. Quasistellar object. The Merkoria Quasar was being rescued by his fellow Enterprise crew members. (Star Trek studied by the Enterprise-D in 2370. The study was cut short IV: The Voyage Home). The Mercy Hospital scenes were filmed at when the Enterprise-D was reassigned to locate the U.S.S. Centinela Hospital in Inglewood, California. Pegasus. (“The Pegasus” [TNG]). Meressa, Kai. Former Bajoran religious leader. Kai Meressa once Merrick, R. M. (William Smithers) said “What remains after death is but a shell-a sign that the pagh Captain of the survey vessel S.S. has begun its final journey to the Prophets.” (“Indiscretion” Beagle that disappeared in star [DS9)). system Eight Ninety-Two in the year 2261. James Kirk had known merfadon. A sedative. Administered to Kira on stardate 50416 { Merrick at Starfleet Academy. by Silaran Prin prior to his attempt to remove the unborn when Merrick was expelled in his Kirayoshi O'Brien from her womb. The makara herb taken by fifth year after failing a psychosimKira during her pregnancy acted as a counteragent to the mer- NE (= ulator test. (Note that Starfleet fadon. (“The Darkness and the Light" [DS9]). \ Vi Academy was later established EN as being a four-year institution.) |_ . Meribor. (Jennifer Nash). Native of Na Merrick then went into the merchant the now-dead planet Kataan and Por service and eventually became capdaughter of the ironweaver Kamin. tain of the S.S. Beagle. After his ship was damaged by meteors, Meribor lived over a thousand Merrick and several of his crew beamed down to planet Eight years ago in the village of Ressik. Ninety-Two-IV in search of supplies and met Claudius Marcus. Memories of her life were preserved Merrick elected to stay on the planet, becoming Merikus, First aboard a space probe launched from Citizen of the Roman culture. As Merikus, he became a political ’ Kataan. The probe encountered the strongman and was known as The Butcher to the slaves he Starship Enterprise-D in 2368, trans- persecuted. Six years later, an Enterprise landing party located ferring its memories, including the him, and he was killed by Marcus when helping the Enterprise memory of Meribor, to Jean-Luc people escape. SEE: Eight Ninety-Two-IV, planet. (“Bread and Picard. (“The Inner Light” [TNG]). Circuses” [TOS]). Mericor system. Planetary system. Crash site of the U.S.S. — Merrimack, U.S.S. FederDenver after the ship struck a gravitic mine in 2368. (“Ethics™ men E SS e—_ ation starship, Nebula-class, [TNG]). oo Starfleet registry number NCCa 15 61827. Ship that transported “Meridian” Deep Space Nine episode #54. Teleplay by Mark Ambassador Sarek and his party from Gehred-O'Connel. Story by Hilary Bader and Evan Carlos Legara IV back to Vulcan, following the Legaran conference of Somers. Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Stardate 48423.2. First 2366. ("Sarek” [TNG]). The Merrimack transported Cadet Wesley aired in 1994. Dax falls in love with a man whose planet disappears ~~ Crusher back to Starfleet Academy following his vacation aboard for 60 years at a time. GUEST CAST: Brett Cullen as Deral, the Enterprise-D in 2368. (“The Game" [TNG]). This ship was Christine Healy as Seltin; Jeffrey Combs as Tiron; Mark named in honor of the vessel that became the noted iron-clad Humphrey as Lito. SEE: Andorian ale; Bajoran Military warship C.S.S. Virginia, that fought for the Confederacy in the Academy; Dax (symbiont); Deral; First Meal; gamma radiation; Amencan Civil War.