A mining planet where Picard was due to settle a dispute among salenite miners in 2367, a journey cut short when his shuttle crashed on a desert moon.
Pentarus V is a planet in the Pentarus system with an important mining industry. It is the intended destination in the fourth-season Next Generation episode Final Mission.
In 2367 Picard is asked to arbitrate a quarrel among the planet's salenite miners, whose threatened strike could disrupt the sector. He invites Wesley Crusher, newly accepted into Starfleet Academy, to come along. Their transport is the Nenebek, a worn-out mining shuttle sent from the planet and flown by its boastful owner, Captain Dirgo.
The shuttle fails on the way and crash-lands on Lambda Paz, a barren moon of Pentarus III. The three walk to a cave holding a fountain guarded by an energy sentry. Dirgo is killed, Picard is badly hurt, and Wesley keeps him alive until the Enterprise-D arrives.