Editing Basis

{{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW}}
[[File:BasisCentered.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Basis as seen in space.]]
'''Basis''' is the largest [[natural satellite]] orbiting the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system and is silvery-gray in color.<ref name="sybex-halo">'''[[Halo Story Bible]]''': '''Halo'''", ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', ''Chapter 5'', page 63</ref> The diameter of this moon is {{Convert|23848|km|mi}},<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_planetscale '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo-verse Planetary Scale'']</ref> double that of [[Earth]]. Basis has a gravitational pull equivalent to that of Earth. [[Installation 04]] was positioned in the [[Lagrange point]] between Basis and Threshold.<ref name="sybex-halo"/> After Installation 04's destruction, the [[Covenant]] [[Heretics]] built a [[Burial Mounds|makeshift camp]] on Basis, amid the wreckage from Alpha Halo.<ref>'''Halo 2''', in-game flavor text for ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> Debris from Installation 04 often rained down on Basis, creating small craters on the moon's surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 72''</ref> During the [[Skirmish over Threshold]], [[Cortana]] maneuvered [[John-117]]'s [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] into the [[gravity well]] of the moon to slingshot the fighter around Basis to avoid Covenant attacks.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 61''</ref>

==Trivia==
[[File:BurialMoundsBigger.jpg|thumb|200px|The surface of Basis.]]
*On [[Burial Mounds]], wreckage from [[Installation 04]] can be seen falling into the atmosphere and burning up.
*Originally, the level [[The Arbiter]] was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the [[Threshold gas mine|Gas Mine]] on Threshold.
*In the first cinematic of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' is hit by several [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] and the camera pivots around the ''Autumn'', one can catch a glimpse of Basis.
*When Basis is seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the surface texture is just a picture of Mars, tinted blue.
*The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground is most likely a result of the ash and smoke thrown up by the flaming wreckage of Installation 04.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HCE-BasisMoon.png|Basis.
File:HCE-Basis.jpg|Closeup of Basis.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
**''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{C|Holographic projection only}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Moons]]
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+[[File:BasisCentered.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Basis as seen in space.]]
-|name=Basis
+'''Basis''' is the largest [[natural satellite]] orbiting the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system and is silvery-gray in color.<ref name="sybex-halo">'''[[Halo Story Bible]]''': '''Halo'''", ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', ''Chapter 5'', page 63</ref> The diameter of this moon is {{Convert|23848|km|mi}},<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_planetscale '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo-verse Planetary Scale'']</ref> double that of [[Earth]]. Basis has a gravitational pull equivalent to that of Earth. [[Installation 04]] was positioned in the [[Lagrange point]] between Basis and Threshold.<ref name="sybex-halo"/> After Installation 04's destruction, the [[Covenant]] [[Heretics]] built a [[Burial Mounds|makeshift camp]] on Basis, amid the wreckage from Alpha Halo.<ref>'''Halo 2''', in-game flavor text for ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> Debris from Installation 04 often rained down on Basis, creating small craters on the moon's surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 72''</ref> During the [[Skirmish over Threshold]], [[Cortana]] maneuvered [[John-117]]'s [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] into the [[gravity well]] of the moon to slingshot the fighter around Basis to avoid Covenant attacks.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 61''</ref>
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-|system=[[Soell system]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/threshold '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Threshold'']</ref>
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-*[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]] {{C|formerly}}
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-'''Basis''' is the largest [[natural satellite]] of the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system.<ref name="sybex-halo">'''[[Halo Story Bible]]''': '''Halo''', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', ''Chapter 5'', page 63</ref>
-==Description==
-[[File:H2_BurialMounds.jpg|thumb|200px|The surface of Basis.]]
-Basis is the largest of the twelve satellites orbiting the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell]] system of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. Basis is Silvery-gray in color. [[Halo]] [[Installation 04]] was positioned in the L1 [[Lagrange point]] between Basis and Threshold.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Debris left over in the wake of Installation 04's [[Battle of Installation 04|destruction]] often rained down on Basis, creating small craters on the moon's surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 72''</ref>
-==History==
-===Forerunner era===
-Circa [[97,445 BCE]], the L1 Lagrange point of Basis and its parent body, Threshold, was used by the remnants of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] as the location of Installation 04, or Alpha Halo, one of the seven ring-shaped superweapons that made up the Halo Array.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
-===Human-Covenant War===
-After Installation 04's destruction, a group of [[Covenant]] [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|defectors]] built a [[Burial Mounds|makeshift camp]] on Basis, amid the wreckage of the ring.<ref>'''Halo 2''', in-game flavor text for ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> During a [[skirmish over Threshold]] following the Battle of Installation 04, [[Cortana]] maneuvered [[John-117]]'s [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] into the [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] of the moon to slingshot the fighter around Basis to avoid Covenant attacks.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 61''</ref>
-===Post-war===
-After [[Human-Covenant War|the war]], [[Spartan-IV]]s were sent on reconnaissance to Basis in order to survey the debris of Alpha Halo scattered across the moon's surface. The mission marked the first use of the [[VECTOR-class Mjolnir|VECTOR-class Mjolnir armor]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''[[VECTOR-class Mjolnir]] armor description''</ref>
 ==Trivia==
-*Originally, the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'' was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] over Threshold.<ref name="h3">'''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]''' - ''[https://youtu.be/sBi_xx26ClM?t=1414 DVD Commentary]''</ref>
+[[File:BurialMoundsBigger.jpg|thumb|200px|The surface of Basis.]]
-*Basis's texture in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' appears to be a color-graded image of [[Mars]]'s surface.
+*On [[Burial Mounds]], wreckage from [[Installation 04]] can be seen falling into the atmosphere and burning up.
-*The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground may result from the ash and smoke thrown up by the flaming wreckage of Installation 04.
+*Originally, the level [[The Arbiter]] was supposed to take place on the moon Basis, instead of the [[Threshold gas mine|Gas Mine]] on Threshold.
+*In the first cinematic of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' is hit by several [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] and the camera pivots around the ''Autumn'', one can catch a glimpse of Basis.
+*When Basis is seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the surface texture is just a picture of Mars, tinted blue.
+*The blue coloring of Basis when seen from space is puzzling, considering that from the surface it has a hazy orange or rust-colored atmosphere and terrain. The ruddy atmospheric coloration from the ground is most likely a result of the ash and smoke thrown up by the flaming wreckage of Installation 04.
 ==Gallery==
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 File:HCE-BasisMoon.png|Basis.
 File:HCE-Basis.jpg|Closeup of Basis.
-File:H2A-BasisFromThreshold.png|Basis, as seen from Threshold's atmosphere.
-File:Basis_Mars_Comparison.png|Side by side comparison of the texture of Basis used in [[Combat Evolved]] and Mars.
-File:Basis dusk.png|Basis in the level Halo and the multiplayer map Timberland.
-File:HCE-BasisDusk2.png|thumb|Another dusk Basis.
-File:H2 Alphamoon Concept.jpg|Concept art of Basis' surface for the cut level [[alphamoon]].
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 **''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
 *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
-*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
+*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''
-**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
+**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]''
 *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
 *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{C|Holographic projection only}}
-*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
 ==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+<references/>
 [[Category:Moons]]