Why didnt they terraform a planet in the Solar system?

[shortylickens]

Instead of going to Ceti Alpha 5 where Khan could kidnap them and go on the warpath?

 

[Newbian]

Because they have to keep the Solar system looking nice otherwise the land values would plummet.

 

[Blackjack200]

If there was an identical planet orbiting the sun exactly opposite us, would we know about it?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

If there was an identical planet orbiting the sun exactly opposite us, would we know about it?

yes

 

[Paperdoc]

The story is strongly anthropomorphic. So they chose a planet which already had conditions as similar as possible to earth, so our kind of people-dominated ecosystem could be established and maintained. Otherwise they might have created a home planet for who-knows-what kind of space beasties! Of course, that could provide several possibilities for sequels, but that was not the master plan.

 

[Krazy4Real]

lolwut

 

[Jeff7]

Instead of going to Ceti Alpha 5 where Khan could kidnap them and go on the warpath?

Well it would still be a prison colony. And in that case, Star Trek: The Rape of Khan might not have done so well in the box office.



"Mmmmm, god damn....yeah....KHAAAAAANNNN!!!!!!"

 

[techs]

It was NIMBY. They didn't want to test an experimental device next door.

 

[So]

If there was an identical planet orbiting the sun exactly opposite us, would we know about it?

Yes, we have satellites in orbit of the sun. Also, we would have detected its gravitational effects on other objects.