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The '''Asteroidea anti-personnel mine''' is an explosive device used primarily by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. Asteroidea mines have eight arms and pressure triggers. They can be thrown through the air with ease and explode producing shrapnel similar to the [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Fragmentation Grenade]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 37''</ref> Asteroidea mines were used by [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]'s during the [[Raid on Camp New Hope]], and were used to kill [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] and a team of rebel commandos.<ref>'''Halo:Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 38''</ref> | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*"Asteroidea" is the class which sea stars belong to, a reference to the mine's starfish-like shape. | *"Asteroidea" is the class which sea stars belong to, a reference to the mine's starfish-like shape. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Template:UNSC Heavy Weapons}} | {{Template:UNSC Heavy Weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Mines]] | [[Category:Mines]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | ||