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| Primary: | Romulus |
| Class: | Extreme variations from day- to nightside |
| Diameter: | N/A |
| Mass: | N/A |
| Surface Gravity: | N/A |
| Distance from Primary: | N/A |
| Surface Temperature: | N/A |
| Rotational Period: | Tidally locked |
| Orbital Period: | N/A |
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| Caption: | The surface of the nightside of Remus with its Dilithium mines |
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| Caption: | The pit of a Dilithium mine on Remus |
Remus is the Third of four planets in the Romulan System, Beta Quadrant.
Astronomical Data
Location
Name(s)
- Remus
Moon(s)
- None
Further Information
Historical
After Romulus was settled by a group of Vulcan dissenters over a millenia ago, Remus was slowly colonized and soon the exploitation of its rich Dilithium sources began. Those Romulans who had to settle on Remus to work in the mines, where regarded as an undesired cast and slowly their bodies adapted to the harsh environmental conditions on the nightside of Remus, since the dayside is far too hot to be colonized. After centuries of living on the tidally locked planet, the Romulan miners adjusted their appearance and their senses to the eternal Reman night. However, their bodies had changed so drastically, that they could be considered as a distinct species, called Remans.
Political
Remus and Romulus are the major worlds of the Romulan Star Empire, one of the mightiest powers in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. However, Remus and its inhabitants had been excluded from Romulan politics until 2379, when Shinzon, a Human living on Remus, became Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire by a coup d'état. Yet, his plans to annihilate Earth and to crush the Romulan government were blighted by the Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Since this incident, Romulan politics might pay more attention to Remus and its population.
Geographical
Remus is a tidally locked planet, which means it always faces the same hemisphere towards its sun. The conditions on the nightside are adequate for a colonization and can be compared to those of Earth's moon, whereas the dayside of Remus is permanently exposed to the Romulan sun, making its environment comparable to that of the planet Mercury. Although both planets orbit their central star, Romulus and Remus are often refered to as twin planets.