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Later in 2552, during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], Installation 07 was still on standby. However, [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] deactivated the Halo Array before it could be fired, rendering Installation 07 inert.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> By analyzing the holographic data in the Ark's [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deduced basic details about Installation 07, including its size and what appeared to be a cloud cover blanketing its surface. The supposedly cloud-covered surface led an ONI scientist to speculate on whether the ring's life support systems had never recovered from the damage it sustained 100,000 years prior.<ref name="prim341"/> It later turned out that the hologram within the Citadel was out of date and the ring's automated systems had since managed to restore its Earth-like ecosystem.<ref name="lore of the rings">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-rings '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Lore of the Rings'']</ref> | Later in 2552, during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], Installation 07 was still on standby. However, [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] deactivated the Halo Array before it could be fired, rendering Installation 07 inert.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> By analyzing the holographic data in the Ark's [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deduced basic details about Installation 07, including its size and what appeared to be a cloud cover blanketing its surface. The supposedly cloud-covered surface led an ONI scientist to speculate on whether the ring's life support systems had never recovered from the damage it sustained 100,000 years prior.<ref name="prim341"/> It later turned out that the hologram within the Citadel was out of date and the ring's automated systems had since managed to restore its Earth-like ecosystem.<ref name="lore of the rings">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-rings '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Lore of the Rings'']</ref> | ||
On [[2553|November 28, 2553]], a renowned scientist and historian named [[Luther Mann]] discovered the location of Zeta Halo through cross-referencing [[Forerunner]] architecture on the [[shield world]] [[Sarcophagus]]. ONI subsequently initiated the [[Zeta Halo project]] in [[2555]], sending a researcher detachment of approximately 300 scientists of multiple fields, including Mann and [[Henry Lamb]], to study the Halo along with hundreds of automated probes to scan and map out the installation. While inspecting the ring's custodial systems, Mann and Lamb discovered a Forerunner timer that they concluded was counting down to Installation 07's activation in five weeks.<ref name="hitd preview">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476795851/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0ZDTBAZQPQQBZSSQ44VW&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop '''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''': ''Chapter 1'']</ref> Similar countdowns were reported on the other installations of the Array. The galactic threat prompted the deployment of a joint UNSC-Sangheili detachment to [[Installation 00]] in order to find a way to stop the activation.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref><ref group="note">According to a statement by [[Catalog/Archive|Catalog]] on the [[Halo Waypoint]] forums, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] had implemented containment and sterilization protocols within possible [[Flood]] infected zones on the installation as of [[2558]]; after the Swords of Sanghelios informed the [[UNSC]] of its containment efforts, human and Sangheili naval forces began monitoring the installation, ensuring the Flood did not escape. ([https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm3003659_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post3003659 ''Catalog Interaction, page 48'']) This statement is of dubious accuracy in light of information from ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', which gives no indication of an ongoing Sangheili quarantine of Installation 07 as of 2555; instead, the Halo is depicted as having been discovered by the UNSC and remaining under ONI control, making the notion of the Swords informing the UNSC of their containment efforts distinctly out of place. Furthermore, no conspicuous Flood infection is described as being present on the installation in ''Hunters in the Dark''. It is possible that Catalog's statement was instead meant to refer to [[Installation 05]], which was known to be under quarantine by the Sangheili since the [[Great Schism]], or was simply ignored and overridden during the writing process of ''Hunters in the Dark''.</ref> | On [[2553|November 28, 2553]], a renowned scientist and historian named [[Luther Mann]] discovered the location of Zeta Halo through cross-referencing [[Forerunner]] architecture on the [[shield world]] [[Sarcophagus]]. ONI subsequently initiated the [[Zeta Halo project]] in [[2555]], sending a researcher detachment of approximately 300 scientists of multiple fields, including Mann and [[Henry Lamb]], to study the Halo along with hundreds of automated probes to scan and map out the installation. While inspecting the ring's custodial systems, Mann and Lamb discovered a Forerunner timer that they concluded was counting down to Installation 07's activation in five weeks.<ref name="hitd preview">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476795851/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0ZDTBAZQPQQBZSSQ44VW&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop '''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''': ''Chapter 1'']</ref> Similar countdowns were reported on the other installations of the Array. The galactic threat prompted the deployment of a joint UNSC-Sangheili detachment to [[Installation 00]] in order to find a way to stop the activation.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref><ref group="note">According to a statement by [[Catalog/Archive|Catalog]] on the [[Halo Waypoint]] forums, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] had implemented containment and sterilization protocols within possible [[Flood]] infected zones on the installation as of [[2558]]; after the Swords of Sanghelios informed the [[UNSC]] of its containment efforts, human and Sangheili naval forces began monitoring the installation, ensuring the Flood did not escape. ([https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm3003659_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post3003659 ''Catalog Interaction, page 48'']) This statement is of dubious accuracy in light of information from ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', which gives no indication of an ongoing Sangheili quarantine of Installation 07 as of 2555; instead, the Halo is depicted as having been discovered by the UNSC and remaining under ONI control, making the notion of the Swords informing the UNSC of their containment efforts distinctly out of place. Furthermore, no conspicuous Flood infection is described as being present on the installation in ''Hunters in the Dark''. It is possible that Catalog's statement was instead meant to refer to [[Installation 05]], which was known to be under quarantine by the Sangheili since the [[Great Schism]], or was simply ignored and overridden during the writing process of ''Hunters in the Dark''.</ref> As of August [[2558]] there were 3,416 humans present on the ring. 406 were scientists, the rest were military personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=POL9}} | ||
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