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{{Status|Canon}}
{{era|HCW}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Planet infobox
|name=Atlas
|hideb=yes
|hidec=yes
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|system=[[Valence system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=50}}
|star, position=  
|body=[[Valence system|Valence]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|moon(s)=[[Atlas Moons]]
|position=
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|moon(s)=[[Atlas Moons]]<ref name="HFSC19">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 19</ref>
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'''Atlas''' is a planet in the [[Valence system]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} known to have multiple [[natural satellite]]s, collectively known as the [[Atlas Moons]].{{Ref/Reuse|HFSC19}}


==History==
'''Atlas''' is a planet known to have [[Atlas Moons|multiple moons]]. The prolonged [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was fought around the planet's moons. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] commanded the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] forces in the battle, gaining reputation for his accomplishments.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 179''</ref>
The [[Atlas Moons|moons]] of Atlas were colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2450]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
 
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the moons of Atlas were attacked by the [[Covenant]] in [[2538]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} resulting in the prolonged [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]]. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] commanded the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|naval]] forces in the battle, gaining reputation for his accomplishments,{{Ref/Reuse|HFSC19}} and ultimately the moons of Atlas were not [[Glassing|glassed]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The planet (like the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}) is named after [[Wikipedia:Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]], a titan from the [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]] who bore the world on his back.
The planet (like the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}) is named after [[Wikipedia:Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]], a titan from the [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]] who bore the world on his back.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:Planets]]
[[Category:Planets]]

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