Commerce planet

Commerce planet is a general name which refers to a fictional location featured in the 1999-2003 science fiction television series Farscape. As it's name suggests, a commerce planet is basically a global marketplace where merchants and traders can ply their wares, hoping to earn a profit by selling goods to travelers through the Uncharted Territories.

In season one of the show, the crew of Moya touched down on two different commerce planets. The first was a relatively desolate and barren world. Having suffered damage to the ship due to the rash actions of Ka D'Argo, they needed to replace her bio-fluid or else the ship would only be able to move at a fraction of her regular speed. It was on this world that John Crichton first met Captain Bialar Crais of the Peacekeepers. One of Crais' soldiers, Officer Aeryn Sun was expected to arrest Crichton (for an erroneous perceived slight against Crais), but when she showed even the smallest amount of empathy for John, Crichton excommunicated her from the Peacekeepers and she became a refugee.

The crew of Moya set down on a second Commerce planet only a short time later. This one was a veritable ecumenopolis with many towering skyscrapers and industrial plants. For this journey, the crew needed to find medicine for Rygel XVI who was suffering from a touch of Clendian flu.