Description
Deep Space Nine, over a kilometer in diameter, is composed of a broad outer docking ring; an inner habitat ring containing residences; and a central core containing the promenade, the fusion reactors, and the operations center, known as "Ops". Three sets of docking pylons sweep up and down equidistantly around the docking ring, defining a spherical shape. It is of identical design to another Cardassian station, Empok Nor. In its series-long position at the mouth of the wormhole, the station is three hours away from Bajor by shuttle by one account, but five hours from another though it would appear that the journey could be completed in a much shorter length of time if necessary, by engaging warp within the star system.
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