Beta III
Beta III was the inhabited third planet of the C-111 system. This was the homeworld of the s, a pre-warp humanoid species.

History 

In 2167, the  visited Beta III, and her crew encountered Landru. Many were absorbed into Beta III's society; many more were killed, and the ship itself was destroyed.

A hundred years later, the  visited in search of clues to the Archons disappearance. She, too, was threatened by Landru. Captain James T. Kirk confronted Landru, and convinced it that it was harming the very society it was programmed to protect. Unable to resolve this paradox, Landru destroyed itself, leaving the citizens of Beta III free to govern their own affairs. The Enterprise left a team of sociologists and other experts behind to help them return their society "to a more Human form." ()

In 2328, this was the destination for passengers traveling from New Vegas colony via commercial transport.  traveled on the ,  traveled on the , and  and Art Cadron traveled on the . (, okudagram)

In 2380, Starfleet sent the  to the planet, where Captain Carol Freeman and Commander Jack Ransom spent a morning reiterating Captain Kirk's original message to the local population. ()

Appendices

Background information 
The unrevised final draft of the script, dated , called the planet "Beta 3000", and described it as "remarkably like a street in the United States of the 1890's. It is drab to the point of eeriness."

The  classified Beta III as a class M planet.

For the pre-remastered episode, the planet model for Beta III was first used for Delta Vega (). It was used later for Alfa 177 (), M-113 (, Tantalus V (), Planet Q (), Benecia (), Gothos (), Lazarus' planet (), Janus VI (), Organia (), Mudd (), Argus X (), and Ardana (). For the remastered episode, a new planet model was created by an unknown CGI artist.

According to the second edition of the Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("History of the United Federation of Planets"), Beta III was located in the Alpha Quadrant.

Apocrypha 
According to The Worlds of the Federation, Beta III is the third planet in the UFC 611-Beta system. It is called Landru by its natives.

According to the RPG sourcebook The Federation, Beta III is the sixth planet in the 6-11 system.

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