Beta III (FASA)
| Astrometrics | System C111[1]/UFC 611[2]-Beta[3] III; UFP Quadrant IV[4] |
| Coordinates | • 90.1, 71.9, -2.4[2] • 6.18S, 4.82W[4] |
| Class | M |
| Satellites | 2[4] |
| Diameter | 9,700km[4] |
| Gravity | 1.1g[4] |
| Hydrosphere | 58%[4] |
| Rotational Period | 24 hours[1] |
| First Appearance | TOS22 (9 Feb 1967) |
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A Class M planet, Beta III[1] was the third planet of five[2] orbiting the second of two yellow stars[3] in System C111,[1] also known as UFC 611.[2] The planet was first visited by the U.S.S. Archon in 2107, but the ship was never heard from again. A century later, on Stardate 3156.2, the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 visited Beta III to investigate the Archon's disappearance. The Enterprise crew discovered that the planet's population was controlled by Landru, a computer intelligence, and it forced the Archon from orbit a century earlier, "absorbing" the survivors into "The Body." Captain Kirk persuaded Landru that it was harming the people that it was built to protect, and it short-circuited and shut down, leaving the Betans without the computer's guidance for the first time in six millennia. The Enterprise left a team of sociologists to help the population recover.[1] By 2223, Beta III was an associate member of the United Federation of Planets with a population of 6 billion.[4]
Image Gallery
Map of Beta III (Maps; Colorized; Original B&W image)
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Return of the Archons." Star Trek, Episode 21 (Production 22). Directed by Joseph Pevney. Story by Gene Roddenberry. Teleplay by Boris Sobelman. Desilu Productions, 9 February 1967.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Maynard, Jeff (Author). Star Trek Maps. Star Trek. Book. Bantam Books. August 1980.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Johnson, Shane. Star Trek: The Worlds of the Federation. Pocket Books, 1989.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Menke, Bernard Edward and Rick David Stuart (Authors). The Federation. Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. Book 2011. Cover art by David R. Deitrick. Illustrations by Todd F. Marsh, John C. Tylk, Bob Eggleton, Daniel E. Carroll, and Jay Harris. FASA Corporation. 1986.
