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I love how it looks. I’ve been trying to figured out what the background is, though.

Me: I can’t place that background.

My brain: It’s Montana.

Me: What?

My brain: What?

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[–] YouSeemPrettyCool@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] i_give_u_worms@mastodon.cloud 2 points 1 year ago

@YouSeemPrettyCool @Nmyownworld
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[–] UESPA_Sputnik@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That's Vasquez Rocks which has been used multiple times on Star Trek, most notably as the planet where Kirk fought the Gorn (TOS: Arena), Vulcan (Star Trek IV, Star Trek 2009) and Mintaka (TNG: Who Watches the Watchers)

Memory Alpha has a complete list: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vasquez_Rocks#Appearances_in_Star_Trek

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes indeed. On top of that, the image itself is a screengrab from a Star Trek Online episode in which they replicated the location.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Never looked until I saw the title, and recognized it right away! Most recently it appeared in Picard Season 1, as well.

Meant to add, if it’s what I think it is, the actual geological feature is the at the Vasquez Rocks in California.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasquez_Rocks

[–] Nmyownworld@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago

Ya'll are awesome. Thank you! Now I'm humming some TOS fight music. Excellent.

[–] zachariah@mas.to 4 points 1 year ago
[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The old Lafarge quarry/pit in Dundas Ontario, west of Toronto is human-made, and not a natural formation like Vasquez Rocks.

As it’s at the bottom of the Niagara escarpment, it does even so cut through some interesting geological formations, including an ancient reef.

It seems on its way to becoming an equally recurrent location for other worlds in the new shows. Discovery has used in several seasons season - MU rebel camp, Talos IV, although it did look quite different in winter with Carl the Guardian of Forever.

[–] Nmyownworld@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

That is fascinating. I'm going to rewatch those episodes to take closer look at the background. Thanks for this information.

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