Object
Moon's Crust
Sensor scans reveal the moon's crust as an impenetrable layer blocking all readings and concealing a hidden Bajoran military base beneath. Picard and Riker pore over data in the corridor near the transporter room, noting its dense composition designed to evade detection. Picard traces fingers across the readouts, deducing the terrorists reinforced it deliberately to mask weapons or vessels from Starfleet eyes.
1 appearances
Purpose
Conceal underground military installations from sensor penetration
Significance
Exposes Starfleet intelligence gaps and Bajoran terrorists' tactical edge, heightening mission risks, complicating Picard's neutrality amid Cardassian talks, and amplifying tensions around Ro's loyalties.
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