Children of Mars

Children of Mars
Attribution
Series:	Short Treks
Production information
Episode no.:	10
Production no.:	10
First aired:	9 January 2020
Chronology
Date:	2385

"Children of Mars" was the 10th episode of Short Treks, the finale in that show's second round of releases, first released on 9 January 2020.

References

Characters

Kima • Kima's mother • Lil • Lil's father • Vulcan principal

Referenced only

Jean-Luc Picard

Starships and vehicles

rogue Synth attack fighters

Locations

Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars (Sol system, sector 001, treaty boundary quadrant 0, the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant)

Races and cultures

android/Synth • Human • Vulcan • Akoszonam • unnamed races and cultures

Referenced only

Bajoran

Science and classification

anatomy • communications • energy • language • lifeform • matter • space • star • technology • time • universe • weapon

Technology and weapons

communicator • starship • viewscreen • force field

Materials and substances

atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen

Lifeforms

humanoid

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet • rogue Synths

Ranks and titles

Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (early 2380s) • admiral • officer • flag officer

Other references

clothing • government • nation-state • pants • races and cultures • rank • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (early 2380s) • title • uniform • shoe

Chronology

2380s decade

Admiral Jean-Luc Picard orders Utopia Planitia to begin a massive production of starships for the evacuation of the Romulan Empire. (PIC comic: "Countdown", prior to episode)

Appendices

Related media

• Star Trek: Picard
• PIC comic: "Countdown"

Background

• The episode title card was set in the "Crillee" font that was the standard episode title typeface during Star Trek: The Next Generation. This was also the first Star Trek production with the creator credit "Based upon Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry" rather than "Based upon Star Trek".
• By either coincidence or design, the feature of the David Bowie^WP song "
  HeroesMA
  " was timed to the four-year anniversary of the last full day of Bowie's life, as "Children of Mars" premiered on 9 January 2020, and Bowie died on 10 January 2016. Also with the release date, CBS began adding dates for episodes the preceding day (to describe the episode releasing in the early hours in some time zones, meaning the official release date listed on the site was 8 January, Bowie's birthdate.

Images

Malachowski-class in drydock.

Vulcan principal.

Lil.

Magee-class with Class C shuttlecraft.

Another Magee-class.

Kima.

External links

• "Children of Mars" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.