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''See full article:'' [[The Halos#Astronomy|The Halos]] | ''See full article:'' [[The Halos#Astronomy|The Halos]] | ||
The "Ringworld" of Halo is much smaller than [[Wikipedia:Larry Niven|Larry Niven's]] [[Wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]], by a magnitude of 300,000. While the diameter of Niven's ring world is close to the diameter of Earth's | The "Ringworld" of Halo is much smaller than [[Wikipedia:Larry Niven|Larry Niven's]] [[Wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]], by a magnitude of 300,000. While the diameter of Niven's ring world is close to the diameter of Earth's orbit of 300,000,000 km, the 10,000 km diameter of Halo is much closer to the diameter of Earth itself, which is 12,756 km. The ring world has a star similar to our sun in its center, and Halo is orbiting a planet, but does not encircle it. | ||
Circumstantial evidence from [[Bungie]] indicates that Alpha Halo may be located in the [[Soell|Iota Horologii]] System, only 50 Light years from Earth.{{verify source}} | Circumstantial evidence from [[Bungie]] indicates that Alpha Halo may be located in the [[Soell|Iota Horologii]] System, only 50 Light years from Earth.{{verify source}} | ||