Kolarus III

Kolarus III was the third planet in the Kolarin system, orbiting at a distance of 1.2 au about Kolarus Prime. It was located in Federation territory near the Romulan Neutral Zone.
The planet had a mass of 5.972 × 1024 kg and an O2/N2 atmosphere. Its surface was dominated by vast savannas and deserts with little surface water. It was inhabited by isolated pockets of Kolarans, an early industrial humanoid civilization.
In 2379, Shinzon planted the parts of the Soong-type android B-4 on Kolarus III as part of his plan to capture Jean-Luc Picard. The positronic emissions from B-4 drew the attention of the , the first Federation starship to visit the planet. An Enterprise away team of Picard, Worf and Data collected the scattered parts, though they came under fire from the Kolarans. Their presence at Kolarus III meant that the Enterprise was the closest ship to Romulus when Shinzon made a peace overture to the Federation. ()
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=== Background information ===
This planet's quadrant of origin is inferred from its nearness to the Romulan Neutral Zone, which was canonically located in the Beta Quadrant in the episode .
This planet was named after the Kalahari desert. ()
During production on Star Trek Nemesis, Kolarus was represented by a filming location: a desert midway between El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in El Mirage, San Bernardino County, and Edwards Air Force Base, at the east side of Lancaster, off Avenue C between 235th and the San Bernardino County line, Lancaster, Los Angeles County. () CGI sky replacement was thereafter done at Digital Domain. ()
The topographical map of an area of Kolarus III, which was used by Data for locating the components of B-4, was based on a map of the region of Luna. This was the landing site for Apollo 15. ()}}
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