Cavorite

Name:	Cavorite
Symbol:	CO
Atomic Number:	Unknown
Atomic Weight:	89

Cavorite is a chemical element listed on the Table of Elements. It is a member of the Transonic series. (TNG: "Rascals")

The element cavorite had the symbol "CO", which is the same atomic symbol (half-capitalized) used for cobalt. It was apparently named for the fictional element from H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon. Cavorite was supposedly impervious to gravity and could shield other materials from its effects. It was used to shield a craft from the Earth's pull, allowing discoverer Mr. Cavor to travel to the Moon.

In the photo comic The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, the USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain Pike, encounters a ship floating in space and the crew are surprised to discover that its occupant is Professor Cavor, who was previously believed to be a fictional character. It is revealed that Cavor did indeed invent cavorite, but he did not travel to the moon. Due to the connection between space, time and gravity, which Cavor was unaware of, his cavorite-coated ship was transported to the 23rd century and flung into deep space. H.G. Wells, not knowing what happened to Cavor, wrote a fictionalized account of his expedition.

See also

• Cavor's Gravity Devices

External link

• Cavorite at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works