Lambda Paz
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
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| Primary: | Pentarus III |
| Class: | M |
| Diameter: | 3,045 km |
| Mass: | 34.823 SPU |
| Mean Surface Temperature: | 55.7 °Celsius |
| Surface gravity: | 0.78 g |
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Lambda Paz (also known as Pentarus 3B) is a moon of Pentarus III. Barely class M, its surface is a desert with an average temperature of 55 °Celsius. In 2367, the mining shuttle Nenebek, carrying Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Wesley Crusher to negotiations on Pentarus V, crash-landed on Lambda Paz after suffering a thruster failure.
Picard and Crusher, along with shuttle captain Dirgo, sought shelter in a nearby cave that contained a fountain of water. However, the water was protected by a force field and an energy sentry that first injured Picard, and then killed Dirgo when they attempted to access the water. Crusher eventually found a way to deactivate the fountain's defenses using a modified tricorder, sustaining Picard's life long enough for them to be rescued by the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Final Mission")
