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'''Installation 03''', also known as '''Gamma Halo''',<ref name="Composer">'''Halo 4''', ''Composer'' ([[Halo 4 | '''Installation 03''', also known as '''Gamma Halo''',<ref name="Composer">'''Halo 4''', ''Composer'' ([[Audio log (Halo 4)|audio log]])</ref><ref name="11h">''[[Eleventh Hour reports]] - #5''</ref> is one of the [[seven]] ring-shaped superweapons that comprise the [[Forerunner]]s' [[Halo Array]]. Located in the [[Khaphrae system]] in the [[Scutum-Centaurus Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy,{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} Installation 03's [[monitor]] is [[049 Abject Testament]].{{Ref/Reuse|Terminal}} The ring appears to have a red and cracked surface, indicating the presence of vast deserts and volcanic activity, but it also features jungles.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} | ||
Although Installation 03 was originally anchored in orbit around a gas giant for the firing of the Array,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 237''</ref> by the time of its discovery by humanity in the twenty-sixth century, it orbited a rocky planet, the face of which had been shattered as a result of a fairly recent impact event; the debris from the impact, still aglow as of [[2557]], has collected to form a dense [[asteroid]] field in orbit over the planet as well as the Halo.<ref name="composer">'''Halo 4''', ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]''</ref> | Although Installation 03 was originally anchored in orbit around a gas giant for the firing of the Array,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 237''</ref> by the time of its discovery by humanity in the twenty-sixth century, it orbited a rocky planet, the face of which had been shattered as a result of a fairly recent impact event; the debris from the impact, still aglow as of [[2557]], has collected to form a dense [[asteroid]] field in orbit over the planet as well as the Halo.<ref name="composer">'''Halo 4''', ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]''</ref> | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
In [[:File:H3 halo inner ring title.PNG|''Halo 3'''s texture files]], Installation 03 is named "Eta Halo", while the designation "Gamma Halo" is given to [[Installation 06]]. This is contradicted by one of the [[Halo 4 | In [[:File:H3 halo inner ring title.PNG|''Halo 3'''s texture files]], Installation 03 is named "Eta Halo", while the designation "Gamma Halo" is given to [[Installation 06]]. This is contradicted by one of the [[Audio log (Halo 4)|audio logs]] in ''Halo 4'', (as well as the [[Eleventh Hour reports]]), which identify Installation 03 as "Gamma Halo". Since the name assigned to the ring in ''Halo 4'' is conveyed in released media, it is considered to override the previous designation, which was never seen outside ''Halo 3'''s files. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
