▁Research ▁Station . ▁He ▁initially ▁dismiss es ▁Larry ▁Ch ao ' s ▁test ▁results ▁as ▁a ▁fabric ation ▁in ▁attempt ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁station ▁open , ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁further ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁so - called ▁Ch ao ▁Effect . ▁Following ▁the ▁apparent ▁destruction ▁of ▁Earth , ▁he ▁opens ▁the ▁station ' s ▁facilities ▁to ▁Larry ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁und o ▁what ▁he ▁has ▁done , ▁and ▁later ▁comes ▁to ▁trust ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁young ▁scient ist ▁in ▁his ▁actions . ▁ ▁D ian ne ▁Ste iger : ▁Pil ot ▁of ▁the ▁cargo ▁t ug ▁Pack ▁Rat , ▁D ian ne ▁is ▁later ▁appointed ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Terra ▁Nova ▁following ▁the ▁Big ▁J ump . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Jane ▁Web ling : ▁The ▁ag ing ▁Director ▁of ▁Science ▁at ▁the ▁Gra v it ics ▁Research ▁Station . ▁ ▁Co y ote ▁West la ke : ▁A ▁solo ▁astero id ▁min er ▁who ▁is ▁in ad vert ently ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Mars ▁when ▁she ▁lands ▁on ▁a ▁Char onian ▁G - point ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁an ▁astero id . ▁ ▁Loc ations ▁ ▁The ▁Mult is ystem ▁The ▁Mult is ystem ▁is ▁a ▁huge ▁artificial ▁stell ar ▁system ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁Char onian ▁D ys on ▁S phere ▁where ▁Earth ▁was ▁taken ▁after ▁the ▁Big ▁J ump . ▁It ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁eight ▁G - class ▁stars ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁Earth - like ▁plan ets , ▁all ▁st olen ▁from ▁their ▁respective