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TOS "That Which Survives".

KIRK: We've got to figure this out and devise a defence against it. Is it possible that the rocks have life?
SULU: You remember on Janus Six, the silicon creatures
MCCOY: But our instruments recorded that. They were life forms. They registered as life forms.
KIRK: Unless we're dealing with beings, intelligent beings who can shield themselves.

So tha tis clear rference to "The Devil in the Dark".
 
I watched "That Which Survive" a few days ago.

KIRK: A ghost planet?
SPOCK: I suggest no supernatural explanation, Captain. I merely point out that the facts do not fit any known categories of planets.
KIRK: Let's take the facts one by one. That should explain something.
SPOCK: Undoubtedly. The age of this planet would seem to be only a few thousand years. It would be impossible for vegetation to evolve in so short a period.
KIRK: Its size is approximately that of Earth's moon.
SPOCK: But its mass and atmosphere are similar to Earth.
KIRK: That would be difficult to explain.
SPOCK: It would be impossible, Captain. An atmosphere could not evolve in so short a period of time.
KIRK: And yet it has.
SPOCK: Evidently. But the inconsistencies are so compounded as to present a seemingly impossible phenomenon.
KIRK: But a fascinating one, Mister Spock.
SPOCK: Precisely, Captain.

I am considering several theories as to how a planet the size of Earth's moon could have the mass of Earth. I may write an article discusssing several far fetched theories that might possibly - but probably won't - be able to make such a planet seem possible.
 
DS9 background binge:
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
 
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