Operation Ravolox

Operation Ravolox, also known as the Ravolox Affair, (PROSE: The Eight Doctors) was the incident in which the Time Lords, through use of a magnetron, moved the planet Earth across space. (TV: The Mysterious Planet, The Ultimate Foe)

It was about the year 2,000,000 when Earth was relocated along with its constellation two light-years from its proper position by the Time Lords to prevent the escape of aliens from the constellation of Andromeda who had stolen information from the Matrix on Gallifrey. Most of the humans remaining on Earth were wiped out. Those that survived degenerated to a primitive, tribal culture. The planet came to be known as Ravolox, with Earth being completely forgotten. The inhabitants of Ravolox eventually came to know of the true nature and history of their planet and to rebuild their civilisation. (TV: The Mysterious Planet) The prophecy of the Vampire Messiah also used the name Ravolox for Earth. (PROSE: Goth Opera) Although Glitz informed her about Earth being a decimated planet, Mel Bush decided to try and make her way to Earth, intending to pull its scattered populace together and rebuild; six months later, however, she'd become stuck on Avalone. (PROSE: Head Games)

Legacy
During the Last Great Time War, the Time Lords had protocols, known as the Ravolox Protocols, for moving a planet to safety. (AUDIO: Restoration of the Daleks) Through the projections of the Matrix, the Time Lords foresaw a post-war event in which the New Dalek Empire used a magnetron to move planets including the Earth, realising that the Daleks were willing to employ the Time Lords' tactics against them. Furthermore, the fact that the Daleks managed to move the Earth without devastating the planetary biosphere proved to the Gallifreyans that their enemy had better technology than their own. The ways through which the Daleks moved entire planets thus became a matter that they began to urgently study. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual)