The Ashoka conducted an orbital survey of 40 Eridani A-II, finding evidence for a nuclear war with multiple impact sites. The ship also dropped off a team of scientists and security personnel, including Doctor Amanda Grayson and Tornellen Dax, and Ensign Demora Sulu, to learn more about the "Eridanians". (ST - Myriad Universes novel: The Tears of Eridanus)