Object
Short-Term Refrigeration Unit (Cryo Container)
A compact, reinforced metal‑lined refrigeration unit sized to hold a single human body for short-term preservation. Frosted internal surfaces, scuffed exterior panels, and a breached seal; recovered by Data and Worf who extract a frozen woman from the container in a derelict. Design and context indicate utilitarian, short-duration storage rather than long-term cryonic life‑support.
1 appearances
Purpose
To provide short-term refrigeration and temporary preservation of human remains or recently deceased cryonics subjects.
Significance
Functions as a pivotal forensic and moral artifact: it supplies the concrete clue that the derelict never left Earth orbit, reveals selective removals of occupants (shifting the incident from accident to deliberate action), and catalyzes the Enterprise crew’s shift from tactical priorities to medical and ethical responsibility when the frozen subjects are recovered and thawed.
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