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This planet was not destroyed by Soran.
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[[Category:Planets]]
| Name = Veridian III
 
| ImageOrbital = Veridian III.jpg
 
| OrbitalCap =
 
| ImageSurface = Veridian III surface.jpg
 
| SurfaceCap = The jungle region on Veridian III where the saucer section of the USS Enterprise-D crash-landed in 2371
 
| Class = [[Class M|M]]
 
| Type =
 
| Satellites =
 
| Native Species = None
 
| Location = [[Veridian system]]
 
| Affiliation =
 
}}
 
The unpopulated [[Class M|M-class]] world '''Veridian III''' is the [[third planets|third]] of six [[planet]]s in the [[Veridian system]]. The planet contains rocky mountainous regions as well as lush vegetative areas. There are also several large bodies of water.
 
 
Dr. [[Tolian Soran]] used Veridian III as the final key to his plan to return to the [[Nexus]] ribbon. He established a small launching site on the planet sometime prior to [[2371]], needing to destroy the [[Veridian]] star to change the gravitational forces in the sector and alter the course of the Nexus to Veridian III. He obtained [[trilithium]] for his weapon from the [[House of Duras|Duras sisters]], and began destroying other stars in order to alter the path of the Nexus towards Veridian III. After discovering his plan in the [[Amargosa system]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} chased Dr. [[Tolian Soran]] to Veridian III, where [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] beamed down to negotiate with Soran.
 
 
In the meantime, the ''Enterprise'' was attacked by the Duras sisters. While they were killed when the ''Enterprise'' destroyed their [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey|ship]], they inflicted enough damage to cause a [[warp core breach]]. The [[saucer section]] was safely [[saucer separation|separated]] before the [[stardrive section]] exploded, but the [[shock wave]] from the blast forced the saucer into the atmosphere of Veridian III, and it crash-landed in one of the jungle regions.
 
 
Dr. Soran eventually succeeded in launching his trilithium weapon, and the resultant collapse of the Veridian star destroyed Veridian III, the ''Enterprise'' saucer section, and the entire Veridian system. Fortunately, Picard was swept into the Nexus along with Soran, and enlisted the help of Captain [[James T. Kirk]]. The two captains returned to a few moments before Soran launched the weapon and prevented the launch, saving the Veridian system. Unfortunately, Kirk was killed in the attempt. Picard buried Kirk on one of the mountains in the area.
 
 
Three [[Starfleet]] ships, including the {{USS|Farragut|NCC-60597}} and {{USS|Valiant|studio model}}, were dispatched to the planet in order to rescue ''Enterprise'' survivors. ({{film|7}})
 
<gallery heights="60">
 
Image:USS Enterprise-D saucer crash.jpg|The crashed ''Enterprise'' saucer on Veridian III
 
Image:Veridian III surface 2.jpg|The arid mountain range on Veridian III where [[James Tiberius Kirk]] was buried in [[2371]]
 
</gallery>
 
== Apocrypha ==
 
In the novel ''[[The Return]]'' written by [[William Shatner]], Riker returns to Veridian III to ensure that the ''Enterprise'' is fully recovered (to prevent its technology influencing the development of civilization on Veridian IV), and also to provide transport to [[Spock]] as he comes to see Kirk's grave. The saucer's remains are briefly attacked by the [[Borg]]-[[Romulan]] alliance to provide a distraction while Kirk's body is stolen, and Spock subsequently accesses the computer in an attempt to work out whether any of Kirk's old foes could have still been alive and recovered his body for some reason.
 
 
===See also===
 
* [[Battle of Veridian III]]
 
 
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Revision as of 21:45, 4 May 2009

This planet was not destroyed by Soran.