A lush rainforest filled with a variety of flora and fauna, Tallon Overworld is the first area explored by Samus Aran after landing on Tallon IV. It is geographically situated between all the explorable areas in Metroid Prime except for the Phendrana Drifts, and the only area connected to the Impact Crater, which essentially makes it the central hub of the game. It also contains the Artifact Temple, a building created by the Chozo to contain the spread of Phazon on Tallon IV, and the wreck of the Space Pirate frigate Orpheon, which crash-lands on the planet at the beginning of the game.