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| {{Wikipedia|18 Scorpii}}
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| '''18 Scorpii''' is a planetary system identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]],{{Ref/Reuse|HETILATPDOPJCS7}} where the [[human]] colony world [[Falaknuma]] is located.{{Ref/Reuse|HTCPC70}}
| | 18 Scorpii is a star located some 45.7 light years from [[Earth]] at the northern edge of the Scorpius constellation. [[Falaknuma]] is a [[UNSC]] colony within the system. |
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| ==Overview==
| | 18 Scorpii has many physical properties in common with the Sun. Cayrel de Strobel (1996) included it in her review of the stars most similar to the Sun, and Porto de Mello & da Silva (1997) identified it as a solar twin. The planet Falaknuma was in his system. <ref>[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]] page 343</ref> |
| ===Planetary system===
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| *[[Falaknuma]]: Human colony world.{{Ref/Reuse|HTCPC70}}
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| ==History==
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| ===Colonization===
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| In [[2446]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] settled on the planet of [[Falaknuma]] in the system.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50-51}}
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| ===Covenant War===
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| In [[2535]], 18 Scorpii was the chosen destination for the [[Exodus Project]] - a plan created by the inhabitants of the [[Rubble]] to convert [[Habitat Exodus|an asteroid]] for use as a "lifeboat" to evacuate over a million refugees in the event their base was attacked by the [[Covenant]]. During the [[Battle of the Rubble]], the asteroid was escorted to 18 Scorpii by {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}. On approach, UNSC forces in the system suspected in the approaching mass to be a large Cvoeannt armada - though the emergence of the asteroid soon proved these fears false. The refugees on the asteroid were promptly rescued and settled on Falaknuma, with the asteroid disintegrating soon after.{{Ref/Reuse|HTCPC70}}
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| In [[2543]], 18 Scorpii was the site of [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|an engagement]] between UNSC and Covenant naval forces, with the three ships of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] taking on a single Covenant {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}. The UNSC forces were almost destroyed in the battle, though saved by the timely intervention of an [[insurrectionist]] flotilla led by the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] [[Bellicose|''Bellerophon'']].{{Ref/Reuse|HETILATPDOPJCS7}} The fending off of this attack was successful, and Falaknuma survived the war entirely unscathed by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
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| | ==Trivia== |
| | *18 Scorpii was identified in September 2003 by astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull from the University of Arizona in Tucson as one of the most promising nearby candidates for hosting life based on her analysis of the HabCat list of stars.<ref>[[Wikipedia:18 Scorpii|Wikipedia]]</ref> |
| | *No planets have yet been confirmed to orbit the real-life star. |
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| [[Category:Planetary systems]] | | [[Category:The Covenant]] |
