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The '''Sol system''', otherwise referred to as the '''Solar System''', is the home star system of the [[human]] species. The system's G-class star is named Sol, hence the system's name. Sol is an average sized star in its main sequence phase, and is the dominant source of light for [[Earth]]. According to current definitions, eight planets and five dwarfs planets orbit it, for a total of 13, including the four inner terrestrial planets and the four gas giants, separated by an asteroid belt. Many smaller planetoids also orbit Sol, and many of the system's planets possess moons of varying size and number, such as Earth's satellite, [[Luna]].


==Overview==
The '''Sol system''', also referred to as the '''Sol star system''', is the home star system of the [[human]] species.<ref name="hwearth">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth ''Halo Waypoint:'' Earth]</ref> Earth, the human homeworld, holds the seat of power for both the [[Unified Earth Government]],<ref name="hwueg">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg ''Halo Waypoint'': UEG]</ref> and the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="hwunsc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc ''Halo Waypoint'': UNSC]</ref>
Sol is most prominently home to [[Earth]], humanity's homeworld and the capital of the [[Unified Earth Government]], as well as many important [[human colonies]] which are based on its many planets, [[natural satellite|moons]] and [[asteroid]]s. Many worlds in the system now house habitats suitable for human life, achieved either through extensive [[terraforming]] or the use of vacuum-sealed environments. Humanity first colonized the system's worlds beyond Earth in the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, followed by steady growth of the populations on Earth and the off-world colonies throughout the next two centuries before the launch of the first extrasolar [[Odyssey|colonization program]] in [[2362]], enabled by the development of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] in [[2291]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 43-44'' (2011)</ref>


Some of the system's colonies were attacked by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], although with the Covenant's primary focus on Earth, many of the human habitats survived the assault relatively intact.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Humans'']</ref>
==History==
Humanity first colonized the system's worlds beyond Earth in the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, followed by steady growth of the populations on Earth and the off-world colonies throughout the next two centuries before the launch of the first extrasolar [[Odyssey|colonization program]] in [[2362]], enabled by the development of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] in [[2291]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 43-44 (2011)</ref>


==Major planets and moons==
===Attacks on the system===
*[[Mercury]]- Innermost planet in the Sol System.  
The first [[Battle of October 10|incursion]] into the Sol System was on [[2552#October|October 10, 2552]] by unknown enemies.<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>
 
On October 20, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] was detected near the moon of [[Io]]. Soon after, the Fleet appeared near Earth, commencing the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref name="cairostation"/> Over the next few months, battles on Earth and elsewhere in the system would take place. The [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]] would take place during this time frame.<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]''</ref> The UNSC Home Fleet would be utterly devastated by November 17 with the arrival of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' and [[Truth's fleet]].<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]</ref> The final skirmish on Earth would take place on December 3, during [[Operation: MARSH FLASH]].<ref name="loot2"/>
 
Many of the human habitats in the system survived the assault relatively intact.<ref name=">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans ''Halo Waypoint'': Humans]</ref>
 
==Planetary system==
*[[Mercury]] - Innermost planet in the Sol System.  
*[[Venus]]
*[[Venus]]
*[[Earth]] - The human homeworld, home to the headquarters of the UEG and the UNSC.
*[[Earth]] - The human homeworld,<ref name="hwearth"/> home to the headquarters of the UEG<ref name="hwueg"/> and the UNSC.<ref name="hwunsc"/> Also the site of [[Kupiga Simu]], a Sol system communications transmitter.<ref name="hwearth"/>
**[[Luna]]- Earth's only natural satellite, home to a major human colony as well as the famed [[Academy at Mare Nubium|Luna OCS Academy]].
**[[Luna]] - Earth's only natural satellite. Home to Sol's oldest [[Officer Candidate School]], the famed [[Academy at Mare Nubium|Luna OCS Academy]].<ref name="news">''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]'', [[Intersystem News]], [[:File:Intersystem News Miranda.jpg|LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star]]</ref>
*[[Mars]] - One of humanity's first interplanetary colonies, Mars has been terraformed to have an Earth-like climate. Was the site of a [[Mars Campaign|decisive battle]] in the [[Interplanetary War]]s. Fell to the [[Covenant]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] after the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]].
*[[Mars]] - One of humanity's first interplanetary colonies, Mars has been terraformed to have an Earth-like climate. Was the site of a [[Mars Campaign|decisive battle]] in the [[Interplanetary War]]s.
*[[Jupiter]] - A gas giant, Jupiter is the largest planet in the Sol System.  
*[[Jupiter]] - A gas giant, Jupiter is the largest planet in the Sol System.  
**[[Io]] - The site of a UNSC listening post. On October 20, [[2552]], the listening post on Io detected [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|15 Covenant ships]] inbound under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref>
**[[Io]] - The site of a UNSC listening post. On October 20, [[2552]], the listening post on Io detected [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|15 Covenant ships]] inbound under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]].<ref name="cairostation">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]</ref>
**[[Europa]] - It contains a UNSC base and a substantial colony. [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] [[Linda-058]] and [[Will-043]] were once assigned to a mission on this satellite.  
**[[Europa]] - It contains a UNSC base and a substantial colony. [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] [[Linda-058]] and [[Will-043]] were once assigned to a mission on this satellite.  
**[[Callisto]] - The second-largest Jovian Moon. The site of the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]] and a number of UNSC bases.
**[[Callisto]] - The second-largest Jovian Moon. The site of the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]] and a number of UNSC bases.
**[[Ganymede]] - The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|EVA Armor]] was developed here; also home to a number of colonists.
**[[Ganymede]] - The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|EVA Armor]] was developed here; also home to a number of colonists.
*[[Saturn]] - A gas giant known for its clearly visible surrounding rings, unlike the other gas giants whose rings are rather dim. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 283''</ref> [[Castellaneta]], a tourist station, is in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of the planet's outermost ring.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''pages 26-27''</ref>
*[[Saturn]] - A gas giant known for its clearly visible surrounding rings, unlike the other gas giants whose rings are rather dim. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 283</ref> [[Castellaneta]], a tourist station, is in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of the planet's outermost ring.<ref>''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', p. 26-27</ref>
**[[Titan]]
**[[Titan]]
**[[Enceladus]]
**[[Enceladus]]
*[[Uranus]] - An icy gas giant about twice as far away as Saturn from Sol. Its distance from Sol makes it of little use to the UNSC.
*[[Uranus]] - An icy gas giant about twice as far away as Saturn from Sol. Its distance from Sol makes it of little use to the UNSC.
**[[2011 QF99]] - One of Uranus' [[Wikipedia:Trojan (astronomy)|trojan asteroids]], it features an anomaly of some kind and is surrounded by an exclusion zone.<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 51''</ref>
**[[2011 QF99]] - One of Uranus' [[Wikipedia:Trojan (astronomy)|trojan asteroids]], it features an anomaly of some kind and is surrounded by an exclusion zone.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 51</ref>
*[[Neptune]] - Furthest away from Sol, it is another icy gas giant similar to Uranus.
*[[Neptune]] - Furthest away from Sol, it is another icy gas giant similar to Uranus.
==Dwarf planets==
*[[Ixion]] - a [[Wikipedia:Plutino|plutino]] in the outer Sol system.
*[[Ixion]] - a [[Wikipedia:Plutino|plutino]] in the outer Sol system.
*[[Pluto]] - Originally discovered in the 1930s and initially classified as the Solar System's ninth planet, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. The Pluto Slipstream monitoring station ''[[Democritus]]'' is stationed in orbit around it. On November 3, [[2552]], the Monitoring Station detected Cortana's signal in [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] with [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]'s message to [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]. Pluto has five moons: Nix, Hydra, Charon, Kerberos, and Styx.
*[[Pluto]] - Originally discovered in the 1930s and initially classified as the Solar System's ninth planet, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. The Pluto Slipstream monitoring station ''[[Democritus]]'' is stationed in orbit around it. On November 3, [[2552]], the Monitoring Station detected Cortana's signal in [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] with [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]'s message to [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]. Pluto has five moons: Nix, Hydra, Charon, Kerberos, and Styx.
==Other==
*[[Shaw Institute Facility]]
*[[Shaw Institute Facility]]
*[[Oort cloud]]
*[[Oort cloud]]

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The Sol system, also referred to as the Sol star system, is the home star system of the human species.[1] Earth, the human homeworld, holds the seat of power for both the Unified Earth Government,[2] and the United Nations Space Command.[3]

History

Humanity first colonized the system's worlds beyond Earth in the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, followed by steady growth of the populations on Earth and the off-world colonies throughout the next two centuries before the launch of the first extrasolar colonization program in 2362, enabled by the development of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine in 2291.[4]

Attacks on the system

The first incursion into the Sol System was on October 10, 2552 by unknown enemies.[5]

On October 20, the Fleet of Sacred Consecration was detected near the moon of Io. Soon after, the Fleet appeared near Earth, commencing the Battle for Earth.[6] Over the next few months, battles on Earth and elsewhere in the system would take place. The Battle of Mare Erythraeum on Mars would take place during this time frame.[7] The UNSC Home Fleet would be utterly devastated by November 17 with the arrival of the Anodyne Spirit and Truth's fleet.[8] The final skirmish on Earth would take place on December 3, during Operation: MARSH FLASH.[5]

Many of the human habitats in the system survived the assault relatively intact.[9]

Planetary system

  • Mercury - Innermost planet in the Sol System.
  • Venus
  • Earth - The human homeworld,[1] home to the headquarters of the UEG[2] and the UNSC.[3] Also the site of Kupiga Simu, a Sol system communications transmitter.[1]
  • Mars - One of humanity's first interplanetary colonies, Mars has been terraformed to have an Earth-like climate. Was the site of a decisive battle in the Interplanetary Wars.
  • Jupiter - A gas giant, Jupiter is the largest planet in the Sol System.
  • Saturn - A gas giant known for its clearly visible surrounding rings, unlike the other gas giants whose rings are rather dim. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.[11] Castellaneta, a tourist station, is in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of the planet's outermost ring.[12]
  • Uranus - An icy gas giant about twice as far away as Saturn from Sol. Its distance from Sol makes it of little use to the UNSC.
  • Neptune - Furthest away from Sol, it is another icy gas giant similar to Uranus.
  • Ixion - a plutino in the outer Sol system.
  • Pluto - Originally discovered in the 1930s and initially classified as the Solar System's ninth planet, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. The Pluto Slipstream monitoring station Democritus is stationed in orbit around it. On November 3, 2552, the Monitoring Station detected Cortana's signal in Slipspace with Dr. Halsey's message to Lord Hood. Pluto has five moons: Nix, Hydra, Charon, Kerberos, and Styx.
  • Shaw Institute Facility
  • Oort cloud

Trivia

  • Sol is the original Latin and the actual scientific name for Earth's sun. This designation and name has actually been used instead of "Solar System" in many science fiction novels.
  • Sol is also an emblem option in Halo 3 and Halo: Reach.

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint: Earth
  2. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: UEG
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: UNSC
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 43-44 (2011)
  5. ^ a b Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  6. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level, Cairo Station
  7. ^ Halo: Uprising
  8. ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Crow's Nest
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint: Humans
  10. ^ Halo: Reach Limited Edition, Intersystem News, LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star
  11. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 283
  12. ^ Halo: New Blood, p. 26-27
  13. ^ Halo Mythos, p. 51
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