Tessen Three

Tessen Three borders the nitrium-rich Pelloris asteroid field, a vast debris cloud of jagged rocks that draw metal-eating parasites. The Enterprise destroyed an asteroid here earlier, shattering its crust and releasing the infestation that now ravages the ship's systems. Geordi and Data pinpoint this origin during the crisis in Engineering, spurring Picard to warp the wounded vessel back. Crew members confront the site's double edge: past folly reborn as potential salvation amid failing power and spreading decay.