Morn is a planet located approximately four hundred light years from Earth.  With a diameter of approximately 9,845 kilometers, it is somewhat smaller than Earth and somewhat larger than Mars. Although now primarily desert, Morn does sustain several seas and pockets of forest. There is evidence that once Morn was a very fertile planet. While Morn is capable of supporting human life, it is severely affected by radiation from what is referred to as the “Sister Planet”. This radiation affects all life on Morn in that interbreeding between species is entirely possible. Before its colonization by the Earth starship Aurora, no warm blooded life forms had evolved.  One of the most highly developed life-forms in terms of sentiency was the gorbul.