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The '''Epsilon Indi system''' was the system that the [[Human]] colony world of [[Harvest]] was in. Described as being approximately six weeks away from the nearest human colony [[Madrigal]], and a little more than two months from [[Reach]]. The system was first colonized in [[2468]]. There was one habitable planet in the system.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 32</ref> ''[[Sif]]'', an [[AI]] that operates all of Harvest's orbital elevators, often wonders why humans colonized this world. The reason is that Epsilon Indi was more than a little out of the way, but the only answer that she could come up with was | The '''Epsilon Indi system''' was the system that the [[Human]] colony world of [[Harvest]] was in. Described as being approximately six weeks away from the nearest human colony [[Madrigal]], and a little more than two months from [[Reach]]. The system was first colonized in [[2468]]. There was one habitable planet in the system.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 32</ref> ''[[Sif]]'', an [[AI]] that operates all of Harvest's orbital elevators, often wonders why humans colonized this world. The reason is that Epsilon Indi was more than a little out of the way, but the only answer that she could come up with was Harvest. The fact that Harvest was habitable was enough to elicit a colonization effort. | ||
It contained an amber sun in the middle and three planets, one of which, | It contained an amber sun in the middle and three planets, one of which, Harvest, was habitable. All were in close orbit. It was briefly occupied by the [[UNSC]] around [[2525]] and was a new colony at that time. The UNSC established a population of three million citizens and an orbital platform orbiting the planet, but it was still considered to be on the frontier of explored space. | ||
In 2525, the [[Covenant]] sent a ship into the system. It was the Human's first contact with the Covenant and the Covenant [[glassed]] Harvest. In [[2531]], [[The Battle of Harvest]] took place in the system and the UNSC took it back from the Covenant. | In 2525, the [[Covenant]] sent a ship into the system. It was the Human's first contact with the Covenant and the Covenant [[glassed]] Harvest. In [[2531]], [[The Battle of Harvest]] took place in the system and the UNSC took it back from the Covenant. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Epsilon Indi system exists in real life<ref>http://www.solstation.com/stars/eps-indi.htm</ref>, but it is only 11 light years from Earth, whereas Epsilon Indi in '' | *The Epsilon Indi system exists in real life<ref>http://www.solstation.com/stars/eps-indi.htm</ref>, but it is only 11 light years from [[Earth]], whereas Epsilon Indi in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' is not given an exact distance from anywhere. Whether or not this is an oversight, or a deliberate reference to another fictional star is unknown. | ||
*Today, the real-life Epsilon Indi System is part of a list of systems most likely to have planets that can support life. | *Today, the real-life Epsilon Indi System is part of a list of systems most likely to have planets that can support life. | ||