Object

Enterprise Unmanned Survey Probe

A compact, metallic unmanned diagnostic survey probe launched from the USS Enterprise (palm‑ to deck‑sized) equipped with high‑sensitivity spectrometers, imaging arrays and short‑burst telemetry transmitters. It performs close‑range geological and forensic scans and transmits high‑resolution telemetry to bridge consoles; Data routes and interprets the feed, enabling reconstruction of planetary collapse timelines that shift technical inquiry into an ethical debate aboard the bridge.

3 appearances

Purpose

To perform remote, high‑resolution planetary surveys—collecting stratigraphic, isotopic, and imaging data and transmitting forensic scans to the Enterprise for analysis without risking crewed assets.

Significance

Serves as the decisive piece of forensic evidence: its scans establish that the fifth planet began disintegrating 150 years earlier, shifting the mission from passive study to an ethical dilemma about deliberate destruction versus natural fate and precipitating debate over non‑interference.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E13 · Time Squared

Vortex Focuses on Picard — A Desperate Shuttle Gambit

The Class One probe is launched into the vortex as a diagnostic test; its telemetry is abruptly destroyed when the vortex vaporizes it, providing grim confirmation of the phenomenon's destructive power and escalating the crisis from theoretical to lethal.

Before: Ready in launch bay systems, queued by Science One and launched toward the vortex under bridge orders.

After: Destroyed — probe disintegrated on contact with the vortex; telemetry feed collapsed and no physical remains returned.

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S2E13 · Time Squared

Vortex Singles Out Picard — He Chooses to Leave

The Enterprise launches a Class One probe into the vortex to gather data; the probe's telemetry feeds are displayed on the Main Viewer until it disintegrates in a blinding eruption, proving the vortex's lethality and focused destructive capacity.

Before: Functional probe, freshly launched from the Enterprise and transmitting sensor data toward the vortex.

After: Destroyed and vaporized on contact with the vortex; telemetry collapses and only an energy filament lingers.

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S2E13 · Time Squared

Picard Accepts the Personal Probe

The Class One probe is launched toward the vortex as a diagnostic device; its feed is displayed on the Main Viewer until it disintegrates in a blinding eruption, providing grim confirmation that the vortex destroys approaching matter and that probes cannot survive contact.

Before: Ready for launch in the probe bay and queued by the bridge as an investigative device.

After: Destroyed upon contact with the vortex; telemetry and visual feed collapse into a single vaporized blast.

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