The Bassen Rift is an area of space between Romulus and the Romulan Neutral Zone, in the galaxy's Beta Quadrant. A dense nebula field with many greenish-hued cloud formations, passage through the rift disrupts subspace communications. (ST video game: Star Trek Online, TNG movie & novelization: Star Trek: Nemesis)
History and specifics[]
In the year 2379, the Bassen Rift was the location of a major conflict between the Federation starship USS Enterprise-E, against the Reman warbird Scimitar, which was commanded by Shinzon. (TNG movie & novelization: Star Trek: Nemesis)
Thirty years after the battle the area continues to be irradiated with traces of thalaron radiation left over from the Scimitar's destruction. (ST video game: Star Trek Online)
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| Iota Pavonis sector block | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| bordered locations: Iota Pavonis • Alpha Centauri sector block • Federation-Romulan Neutral Zone • Eridan Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sector Z-6 | Fvillhaih system (Fvillhaih I • Fvillhaih II) • Lirss system (Lirss Prime) • Vhoran system (Vhoran) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iconia system | Iconia I • Iconia (Iconia's inner moon • Iconia's outer moon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarod sector Romulan sector/sector 30 |
Dimorus system (Dimorus • Dimorus II • Dimorus II-A) • Great Bloom/Bassen Rift • K'shan system (K'shan) • Lonco system • Sarita system (Sarita III) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romulus system | Eisn/Romulus B: I. Aranusia • IIA/B / III/IV. Romulus/Remus • III. S'latas • IV. D'lanam • V. Ulunam • VI. Trijth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bolarus sector Bolian/Tango sector |
Breshar system • Ch'menira system • Llaiir system • NGC 1218 • Ponor system • Rashana system • system Y | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bolarus system | I. Se'ka • II. Krith • III. Bol'tur • First Bolarus asteroid belt • IV. Harmar • V. Bolin • VI. Tha'lat • VII. Ral'nar • Second Bolarus asteroid belt • VIII. Sol'nar • IX. Bolarus IX • X. Motal • XI. Sernar • XII. Sath • XIII. Ki'siu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devron sector | Aihai system • Cero system • Delta Corvi system • Devron system • Fitzan system • Hobus system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External link[]
- Bassen Rift article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.