Ocampa (planet)

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Ocampa is a Class M planet, and is the fifth planet of its system orbiting a G type star. Ocampa is located over 70,000 light years from the Badlands, located in the Delta Quadrant.

Until the 14th century Ocampa was a typical Class M planet, until it was visited by a group of extragalactic travelers known as the Nacene. In what the Ocampa know refer to as "The Warming", the Nacene accidentally removed all nucleogenic particles from the atmosphere and turned the planet into a desert. In order for the native Ocampa to survive, the Nacene erected a sub-terranean city that they could live in and two Nacene, the Caretaker and Suspiria, remained behind to care for them. They built an array nearby which generated energy pulses to provide power for the city.

By the 24th century, the Kazon-Ogla had established a mining colony on the surface to mine for the precious cormaline deposits. The Kazon also made numerous attempts to access the Ocampa city, but the sub-terranean forcefield kept them out. However, several Ocampa managed to break through the barrier and were subsequently captured by the Kazon.

In 2371, the USS Voyager was pulled into the Delta Quadrant as part of his plan to find a successor to care for the Ocampa. After searching for a genetic match he sent two people who had been infected by a virus, B'Elanna Torres and Harry Kim, for the Ocampa to care for. Shortly after, the Caretaker passed away, but he provided enough energy to keep the city running until 2376. (VOY episode: "Caretaker")

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