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*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 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]]''. | *Sol is also an emblem option in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
*It is possible the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] [[Ixion]] is [[Wikipedia:28978 Ixion|28978 Ixion]], a minor planet in the Kuiper belt in the [[Sol system]] that was first discovered in 2001, and was christened "Ixion" in 2002, after the Greek figure [[Wikipedia:Ixion|Ixion]], a king who was punished by Zeus and bound eternally on a wheel of fire in the underworld. | |||
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