Object

Selcundi Drema V (Shattered Fifth-Planet Asteroid Belt)

Selcundi Drema V — formerly a settled planetary world, now a dispersed asteroid belt composed of cold, irregular fragments ranging from fine regolith to mountain-sized boulders. Sensor returns show dust lanes, scattered core remnants and pervasive micron-sized dust; probe telemetry and bridge displays register the debris as a forensic fingerprint that prompts scientific, ethical and tactical analysis by Picard, Data, Riker and Worf.

2 appearances

Purpose

A natural planetary body serving as the subject of astronomical, geological and forensic study—its physical state provides data for scientific analysis and mission planning.

Significance

Functions as the central clue that converts a neutral scientific survey into a moral and strategic dilemma: the planet's prolonged disintegration forces the crew to weigh geological fate against the possibility of deliberate destruction, foreshadowing a Prime Directive–style crisis about intervention and judgment.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E15 · Pen Pals

Captain's Log: Framing the Selcundi Drema Enigma

The shattered fifth-planet asteroid belt functions as the primary piece of forensic evidence described in Data's report. It is invoked to explain the physical outcome of planetary disintegration and to anchor the debate between geological fate and intentional destruction.

Before: Existing as data on unmanned probe scans and as distant debris in the Selcundi Drema quadrant.

After: Reframed from abstract sensor readings into the central clue of a potential crime scene or natural catastrophe, driving further investigation.

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S2E15 · Pen Pals

Shattered World — Nature or Design?

The shattered fifth-planet asteroid belt is invoked as the forensic conclusion of Data's probe analysis: it functions as the physical evidence around which debate coalesces, turning remote sensor data into a moral and investigative problem for the crew.

Before: Existing as remote debris detected by unmanned probes and recorded in archival telemetry awaiting human analysis.

After: Recontextualized from distant anomaly into central evidence that demands interpretive and ethical response from the Enterprise.

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