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Earth is believed to be the home of the lost Thirteenth Tribe in the Original Series.

As told in the Book of the Word, the lost Thirteenth Tribe settles the planet Earth, following its exodus from Kobol from an environmental cataclysm that also caused the Exodus of the Twelve Tribes. As the Thirteenth Tribe left opposite the other Twelve Tribes, the information of their destination resided in the tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol, but could not be recovered before Lucifer's attack (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods").

Transmissions on an obsolete gamma frequency believed to be from Earth—the Apollo Moon Landing—are intercepted and recorded by Apollo in the celestial chamber. Further analysis of the recording proved impossible as the only copy of the transmission is destroyed in an attack on a Cylon basestar (TOS: "The Hand of God").

Notes

Due to the discovery of several planets possibly inhabited by humans of the Thirteenth Tribe, especially Terra and the Eastern Alliance, it may be assumed that Earth is very advanced in terms of technology, and could be more than a match for the Cylons.

These planets may be inhabited by humans left behind by the Thirteenth Tribe on the trek to Earth (if not migrated and forgotten members of other Colonial habitations), and as such give no real clue as to Earth's status. The transmission of the Apollo 11 landing (which, barring other non-Einsteinian means, would travel at light-speed) could be used to define the distance between the Fleet and Earth.

The events of Galactica 1980, set 30 years after the events in "The Hand of God" and recorded as its own divergent continuity, contradict this.

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-{{translation|[[Earth/ms:Bumi|Malay]]}}
+{{disline|For information on Earth from other series, see: [[Earth]].}}
-: ''For information on the Earth of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Earth (RDM)]].''
+[[Image:Apollo_11.jpg|thumb|right|300px|{{TOS|Boomer}} analyzing a [[gamma frequency]] transmission {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]
-'''Earth''' is the home of the lost [[Thirteenth Tribe]] in both ''Battlestar Galactica''  sagas.
+'''Earth''' is believed to be the home of the lost [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] in the [[Original Series]].
-== [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|In the Original Series]] ==
+As told in the [[Book of the Word]], the lost Thirteenth Tribe settles the planet Earth, following its exodus from {{TOS|Kobol}} from an environmental cataclysm that also caused the [[Kobol (TOS)#Great_Exodus|Exodus]] of the Twelve Tribes.  As the Thirteenth Tribe left opposite the other [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Tribes]], the information of their destination resided in the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]], but could not be recovered before [[Battle of Kobol (TOS)|Lucifer's attack]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods}}.
-[[Image:Apollo_11.jpg|thumb|Boomer analysing a Gamma frequency transmission (credit:Universal Studios/ABC)]]
-The lost Thirteenth Tribe settles on the planet Earth, its settlers having departed long ago from [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]] after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the [[Kobol (TOS)#Great_Exodus|Exodus]] of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable.  As stated in the [[Book of the Word]], the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] left opposite the other [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Tribes]], the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
+Transmissions on an obsolete [[gamma frequency]] believed to be from Earth&mdash;the [[w:Project Apollo|Apollo Moon Landing]]&mdash;are intercepted and recorded by {{TOS|Apollo}} in the [[celestial chamber]]. Further analysis of the recording proved impossible as the only copy of the transmission is destroyed in an attack on a Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|basestar]] {{OS|The Hand of God}}.
-Transmissions from Earth -- i.e. the [[Wikipedia:Project Apollo|Apollo Moon Landing]] -- were picked up by [[Apollo (TOS)|Captain Apollo]] in the [[Celestial chamber]] on an obsolete [[Gamma frequency]], though the copy of the transmission was destroyed in the attack on the [[basestar (TOS)|Cylon basestar]] ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
+== Notes ==
-Due to the discovery of several planets inhabited by Humans of the [[13th Tribe|Thirteenth Tribe]], especially Terra, and the Eastern Alliance, it must be assumed that Earth is very advanced in terms of technology, and may be more than a match for the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
+*Due to the discovery of several planets possibly inhabited by humans of the {{TOS|Thirteenth Tribe}}, especially [[Terra]] and the [[Eastern Alliance]], it may be assumed that Earth is very advanced in terms of technology, and could be more than a match for the {{TOS|Cylons}}.
-However, due to budgetry constraints in the sequel to [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica (1978)]], Earth in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]] had to undergo a drastic change.
+*These planets may be inhabited by humans left behind by the Thirteenth Tribe on the trek to Earth (if not migrated and forgotten members of other Colonial habitations), and as such give no real clue as to Earth's status. The transmission of the Apollo 11 landing (which, barring other non-Einsteinian means, would travel at light-speed) could be used to define the distance between the Fleet and Earth.
-== In ''[[Galactica 1980]]''==
+* The events of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', set 30 years after the events in "The Hand of God" and recorded as [[BW:SEPCON|its own divergent continuity]], {{1980|Earth|contradict this}}.
-In ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', Earth was discovered, but, much to the dismay of Adama and the survivors, the humans on Earth were underdeveloped and would not be able to defend themselves from the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].<ref>Many fans of the Original Series feel that the events of "Galactica 1980" are apocryphal, despite the airing of this information, preferring to consider Earth as undiscovered as of the conclusion of the Original Series. Regardless of its popularity, Battlestar Wiki maintains its canonicity for purposes of this encyclopedia.</ref> The short-lived series primarily depicts the central character's adventures on Earth's surface, including its past through a means of time-travel.
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