During Data's briefing, we see Remus as being in an outer orbit compared to Romulus. But in a later surface shot of the Reman mines on the dark side of the planet, a sunlit Romulus appears in the night sky, which could be implying that Remus is in the inner orbit. Actually, this view is possible, if we assume that the planets do not orbit the sun at the same speed. The Reman factories shown could be near the demarcator and near the northern end of the planet. The only issue would then be that Romulus would be more distant. This becomes moot, however, when recognizing that no two planets could be so close together without their having extreme impact on each other's geology - forces strong enough to cover the surfaces of each with uncontrollable volcanic activity. This type of proximity is nothing new to Star Trek.
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05/03/2025 alle ore 08:28