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{{ | {{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}} | ||
{{Wikipedia}} | {{Wikipedia}} | ||
{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Mars | |name=Mars | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Starscope - Mars.png|300px]] | ||
|system=[[Sol system]] | |system=[[Sol system]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/mars ''Halo Waypoint'': Mars]</ref> | ||
|body=[[Sol]] | |body=[[Sol]]<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|position=Fourth planet | |position=Fourth planet<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|moon(s)=Two; [[Phobos]], [[Wikipedia:Deimos|Deimos]] | |moon(s)=Two; [[Wikipedia:Phobos|Phobos]], [[Wikipedia:Deimos|Deimos]]<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|gravity=0.376 G | |gravity=0.376 G<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|diameter={{Convert|6792|km|mi}} | |diameter={{Convert|6792|km|mi}}<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|daylength=24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds | |daylength=24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|yearlength=668.6 days | |yearlength=668.6 days<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|atmosphere=0.7 ([[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]) | |atmosphere=0.7 ([[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]])<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|temperature=-84°C to 26°C (-120°F to 80°F) | |temperature=-84°C to 26°C (-120°F to 80°F)<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|demonym=Martian | |demonym=Martian<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|colonized=[[2080]] | |colonized=[[2080]]<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|government= | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Time on Mars tends to give a man... perspective.|[[Edward Buck]], referring to [[Taylor H. Miles]]. | {{Quote|Time on Mars tends to give a man... perspective.|[[Edward Buck]], referring to [[Taylor H. Miles]].<ref>[[Halo 3: ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures|''Halo 3: ODST'', ViDoc, Desperate Measures]]</ref>}} | ||
'''Mars''', also known as '''Sol IV''', | '''Mars''', also known as '''Sol IV''',<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'': Encyclopedia</ref> known as '''Edom''' in the [[Forerunner]] era,<ref name="Cryptum">''Halo: Cryptum'', Chapter 1</ref> is the fourth planet of the [[Sol system]], and one of four terrestrial worlds. One of the first [[human]] [[Human colonies|interplanetary colonies]],<ref name="enc42">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 42 (2011)</ref> Mars is a major industrial center and one of the largest in the Sol system.<ref name="universe"/> Mars is home to the [[UNSC Navy]]'s primary shipyards<ref name="havesmoa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Have S'moa]</ref> and the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s' headquarters in the city of [[Kenosha]], [[Tanais]].<ref name="universe"/> | ||
== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Ancient Human era=== | ||
Mars was once part of the [[human empire]] in the same star system home to their home planet of [[Erde-Tyrene]], prior to [[1,000,000]]. Apparently nothing is known about Mars during the era of [[Ancient humanity]] and records of Mars would've (Like Erde-Tyrene) likely been forgotten during [[Ancient humanity's]] technological dark ages. It is unknown if Mars was too the first planet colonized by [[Ancient humans]] because no traces exist of any [[Ancient human]] activity, if it was all destroyed by the Forerunners during the [[Human-Forerunner wars]] or they didn't found any value on Mars. | |||
It is said that Mars was once a habitable planet, just like Earth, from rivers to oceans, islands to continents, trees to forests and having Martian life forms, but one day Mars just got covered with red sand, it's atmosphere weakened and all life perished on the planet. This could've happened during the [[Human-Forerunner wars]] or just died out by itself. | |||
===Forerunner era=== | |||
Circa [[97,445 BCE]], ten thousand years after the [[human-Forerunner war]]s, [[Forerunner]] [[Miner]]s worked on Mars. [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] was sent to work into a step family of Miners as punishment for his rebellious ways. Inspired by [[Bornstellar's ancilla|his ancilla]]'s tales of [[Precursor]] treasure, Bornstellar eventually escaped and made his way to [[Earth]] aboard an automated transport. During his stay on Mars, Bornstellar climbed the planet's highest volcano, [[Wikipedia:Olympus Mons|Olympus Mons]].<ref name="Cryptum"/> | |||
Following the firing of the [[Halo Array]], an automated [[Juridical]] listening post remained hidden on Mars for over a hundred millennia.<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959975_Query--Catalog.aspx#post2959975 ''Halo Waypoint'' - Query: Catalog]</ref> | |||
===Human colonization=== | |||
In [[2080]], Mars was the first planet colonized by humanity<ref name="universe"/> in the first wave of [[Human colonies#Interplanetary age|interplanetary colonization]] in the late 21st century.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 44</ref> Following its colonization—largely driven by corporations eager to break free from the restrictions of Earth's gravity and international law—Mars quickly became a hub of industry and state-of-the-art scientific research. Advancements were made particularly in the areas of [[nanotechnology|nano-]] and biotechnologies; largely robotics-driven industrial manufacturing and spacecraft construction flourished, the latter most notably in the [[Argyre Planitia]].<ref name="enc42"/> Even before the planet was [[Terraforming|terraformed]], Mars was one of the largest industrial hubs in the [[Sol system]].<ref name="universe"/> With the advances in terraforming technology that accompanied this boom of technological development, Mars was transformed into a planet with near-Earth conditions, becoming home to many.<ref name="enc42"/> | |||
===Interplanetary War=== | |||
{{Main|Mars Campaign}} | |||
During the [[Interplanetary War]], Mars became the first colony to rebel from Earth's control. During the events that led up to the war, Mars was home to numerous activists and anti-Earth insurgents. When the first shots of the war were fired, many Martians aligned themselves with the neo-[[Communism|communist]] [[Koslovics]].<ref name="universe"/> | |||
Mars was the site of a decisive battle during the events surrounding the formation of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The Koslovics attempted to seize control of the shipbuilding plants in the Argyre Planitia, but were repelled by a series of blitzkrieg attacks by the newly-organized [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] in a series of brutal battles in [[2163]]. This victory marked a significant boost in the morale of the [[United Nations]] forces, and the nascent UNSC subsequently moved on to destroy the Koslovic and [[Frieden]] movements throughout the Solar System.<ref name="enc42"/> After the war ended in [[2170]] with the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]], remaining rebels on Mars were put down in a series of harsh crackdowns on the planet.<ref name="universe"/> | |||
===Human-Covenant War=== | |||
[[File:Fleet_of_Furious_Redemption.PNG|thumb|200px|The [[Fleet of Furious Redemption]] above Mars.]] | |||
{{main|Human-Covenant War}} | |||
On January 18, [[2524]], a telescope located on or orbiting Mars spotted an anomalous, evidently artificial object while observing the stellar cluster [[Wikipedia:NGC 2244|NGC 2244]]; while unknown to humans at the time, this was actually the Covenant planetoid station ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', "A new threat?" image</ref><ref group="note">NGC 2244 is 5200 light-years away from Sol, meaning that the light from the cluster would have taken 5200 years to reach the telescope. ''High Charity'' was commissioned in [[648 BCE]], which implies that the holy city must have been significantly closer to Sol than NGC 2244, which the telescope was observing. This is also apparent by ''High Charity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s silhouette being recognizable from the image, as it would otherwise be impossible to discern on the scale involved.</ref> | |||
On [[2526|April 2, 2526]], UNSC forces working with [[ONI]] agents prevented an attack on [[New Harmony (city)|New Harmony]]. Two Insurrectionists, [[Christina Rice]] and [[James McCann]], were disguised as Army specialists and were stealing [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|nuclear weapons]] for a possible attack.<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'', Part 1</ref> | |||
During the Covenant's [[Battle of Earth|assault]] in the Sol system in late [[2552]], Mars was attacked by the Covenant following the arrival of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|fleet]].<ref name="universe"/> Mars was the site of a large-scale engagement called the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]], set on the fields of [[Mare Erythraeum]]. There, [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] and his [[UNSC Army]] forces combated against the [[Fleet of Furious Redemption]]'s ground forces, commanded by [[Lepidus|Jiralhanae Chieftain Lepidus]]. The UNSC lost the battle and Ackerson was taken prisoner.<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]'', [[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue #1]]</ref> While the UNSC resistance was crushed, the human population centers on Mars survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans ''Halo Waypoint'': Humans]</ref> The Martian defense on the planet is credited for delaying Covenant forces from pressing their invasion on Earth.<ref name="universe"/> | |||
On [[2552#November|November 18, 2552]], at 15:45 pm, ''High Charity'' arrived near Mars and made a [[Slipstream space|Slipspace jump]] to [[Installation 00]]. This event was recorded by the local Juridical terminal.<ref name="catalog"/> | |||
===Post-war=== | |||
After the Human-Covenant War, an ONI surgical and research facility and a [[Spartan|UNSC Spartan]] base were established on Mars, which [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmented]] and housed the [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV supersoldiers]].<ref>''Halo: New Blood'', Chapter 14</ref><ref>''Halo: New Blood'', Chapter 18</ref> As the UNSC continued to rebuild in the years following the war, the orbital shipyards located on and around Mars remained its primary shipyards.<ref name="havesmoa"/> | |||
==Topography== | |||
Terraforming has transformed the surface of Mars from a former barren and uninhabitable environment into an Earth-like world,<ref>''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''</ref><ref name="enc294">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 294</ref> | |||
===Locations=== | |||
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*[[Eos Chasma]] | *[[Eos Chasma]] | ||
**[[Shoreline]] | **[[Shoreline]] | ||
*[[First Mars Technical]] | *[[First Mars Technical]] | ||
*[[Ganymede (city)|Ganymede]] | *[[Ganymede (city)|Ganymede]] | ||
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*[[Terra Cimmeria]] | *[[Terra Cimmeria]] | ||
*[[Valles Marineris]] | *[[Valles Marineris]] | ||
*[[Wesley General Hospital]] | *[[Wesley General Hospital]] | ||
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====Forerunner locations==== | |||
*[[Edom Terminal\Juridical]] | *[[Edom Terminal\Juridical]] | ||
====Orbital installations==== | |||
*[[Chiron]] | *[[Chiron]] | ||
**[[Chiron TL-34]] | **[[Chiron TL-34]] | ||
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{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
==Known residents== | |||
*[[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] | *[[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] | ||
*[[Petra Janecek]] | |||
*[[Petra Janecek | *[[Thomas Lasky]] | ||
*[[Cadmon Lasky]] | |||
*[[Ridge]] | |||
*[[Taylor Miles]] | |||
*[[Ridge]] | *[[Michael Horrigan]] | ||
*[[Taylor Miles]] | *[[Gregory Aio Ramos]] | ||
*[[Michael Horrigan]] | *[[Benjamín Nùñez]] | ||
*[[Gregory Aio Ramos]] | *[[Nicole-458]] | ||
*[[Benjamín | |||
*[[Nicole-458]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Despite being terraformed | *Despite being terraformed its still depicted as having a red-orange color when seen from space in ''Halo: Uprising''. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' contradicts this, saying that Mars is now "as blue and green as Earth." | ||
*In ''Halo: Arms Race'', the sun is erroneously depicted as several times larger than it appears from Earth. The sun would actually appear far smaller when viewed from Mars. | |||
*In an interview with [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]], a Marine suggested that [[Wikipedia:Olympus Mons|Olympus Mons]] on Mars has been made suitable for snowboarding.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine ''Bungie.net'': Type-51 Carbine]</ref> | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Edom|Edom]] is the Hebrew word for Red, and the name of an ancient Semitic Kingdom. | *[[Wikipedia:Edom|Edom]] is the Hebrew word for Red, and the name of an ancient Semitic Kingdom. | ||
*One of Mars' moons, [[Wikipedia:Phobos (moon)|Phobos]], is the location of a [[penal colony]].<ref name="enc294"/> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Mars.jpg|Mars in 2003 | |||
File:Misriah Armory 1.JPG|Misriah Armory | File:Misriah Armory 1.JPG|Misriah Armory | ||
File:Nightfall - Eos Chasma.jpg|Eos Chasma, home to a Misriah Armory facility | File:Nightfall - Eos Chasma.jpg|Eos Chasma, home to a Misriah Armory facility | ||
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*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition | **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{mo}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references group="note"/> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Sol system}} | {{Sol system}} | ||
[[Category:Mars locations]] | [[Category:Mars locations| ]] | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] |