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{{ | {{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}} | ||
{{Wikipedia|Moon}} | {{Wikipedia|Moon}} | ||
{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Luna | |name=Luna | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:H2A-Luna in-game.png|300px]] | ||
|system=[[Sol system]]{{Ref/Reuse|earthwayp}} | |system=[[Sol system]]{{Ref/Reuse|earthwayp}} | ||
|body=[[ | |body=[[Sol]]{{Ref/Reuse|earthwayp}} | ||
|position= | |position= | ||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)= | ||
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|government=*[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=*[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
*[[Luna Confederated States]] | *[[Luna Confederated States]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Luna''', often referred to as '''the Moon''', is the only [[natural satellite]] of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=earthwayp|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Earth | '''Luna''', often referred to as '''the Moon''', is the only [[natural satellite]] of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=earthwayp|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Earth}} Luna is home to a large [[human]] population and the renowned [[Luna OCS Academy]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', p. 34</ref> Luna houses a number of [[skyhook]] defense complexes suspended in its low orbit.<ref name="H4G">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/Halo4Guide ''Halo Waypoint:'' Halo 4 Interactive Guide]</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Topography=== | ===Topography=== | ||
Luna has a barren surface and is atmospherically devoid. | Luna has a barren surface and is atmospherically devoid. It's gravity is low, which has prevented large scale [[terraforming]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)</ref> Likely due to all this, the habitats on Luna are sealed from vacuum and interconnected by tubes.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 431</ref> They are referred to as canopy settlements.<ref name="myth50-51">''Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo'', Rise of Humanity, p. 50-51</ref> | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
*[[Naniwa]] | *[[Naniwa]] | ||
**[[Crisium City]] | **[[Crisium City]] | ||
*[[Daedalus Crater]] | *[[Daedalus Crater]] | ||
*[[Delambre]] | *[[Delambre]] | ||
*[[Lake Autolycus]] | *[[Lake Autolycus]] | ||
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***[[Anakara Resiliency Chamber]] | ***[[Anakara Resiliency Chamber]] | ||
***"[[Bosque de Negro]]" | ***"[[Bosque de Negro]]" | ||
*[[Mare | *[[Mare Frigoris]] | ||
*[[Procellarum | *[[Procellarum basin]] | ||
*[[Tycho Observation Facility]]<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> | *[[Tycho Observation Facility]]<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> | ||
===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
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**[[Miranda Keyes]] | **[[Miranda Keyes]] | ||
*[[Michael Crespo]] | *[[Michael Crespo]] | ||
*[[ | *[[The Rookie]] | ||
*[[Sarah Palmer]] | *[[Sarah Palmer]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Early human explorers on the moon.]] | [[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Early human explorers on the moon.]] | ||
===Rise of humanity=== | ===Rise of humanity=== | ||
Human beings took their first steps on Luna in [[1969]]. | Human beings took their first steps on Luna in [[1969]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> By [[1996]], [[United States of America|US]] [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human to have walked on the moon.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}} | ||
Humans began settling on Luna around [[2080]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc44| | Humans began settling on Luna around [[2080]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc44|[[Halo Encyclopedia]]|Page=44}}<ref name="myth47">''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, p. 47</ref> During the [[Interplanetary War]], [[Vladimir Koslov]] and his family were killed in a bombing at [[Lake Autolycus]] on Luna.{{Ref/Reuse|myth50-51}} | ||
By [[2492]], a governing body of Luna was known as [[Luna Confederated States]], the [[Mare Nubium|State of Mare Nubium]] being one of the said states. The [[Academy at Mare Nubium]], known more generally as the Luna OCS Academy, was located here.<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 433</ref> | |||
===Human-Covenant war=== | |||
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}} | |||
===Human-Covenant | [[File:LunarememberReach.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luna listed as a destination at the [[Manassas Spaceport]] just prior to the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|spaceport}}]] | ||
{{Main|Human-Covenant | |||
[[File:LunarememberReach.jpg|thumb|200px|Luna listed as a destination at the [[Manassas Spaceport]] just prior to the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|spaceport}}]] | |||
Despite its proximity to Earth, Luna was home to some degree of [[Insurrectionist]] activity; shortly after [[2530]], the parents of [[Michael Crespo]] died attempting to detonate a bomb attached to a government building on Luna.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' - Mickey Interview</ref> | Despite its proximity to Earth, Luna was home to some degree of [[Insurrectionist]] activity; shortly after [[2530]], the parents of [[Michael Crespo]] died attempting to detonate a bomb attached to a government building on Luna.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' - Mickey Interview</ref> | ||
Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref name="spaceport">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref> | Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref name="spaceport">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], | During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], Luna's [[skyhook]] defense complexes came under attack by the [[Covenant]] and were defended by [[ONI Security]] personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|H4G}} Other Covenant forces attacked Luna's cities to ensure that the UNSC would not be able to launch a sneak attack from their Lunar military bases. Both Luna and [[Mars]] got hit particularly hard compared to other colonies in the [[Sol system]], although they both fared better than Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: New Blood]]|Page=101 (Google Play edition)}} The human presence on the moon survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Humans}} | ||
[[File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Luna, with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the foreground.]] | [[File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Luna, with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the foreground.]] | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Luna was home to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] vessel {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}}, which was deployed to [[Installation 00]] in December of [[2553]] to investigate the disappearance of automated probes sent eight months prior and to determine the [[343 Guilty Spark|source]] of an unknown signal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=hitd c2|Halo: Hunters in the Dark|Chapter=2}}<ref>''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]'', Provenance</ref> | Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Luna was home to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] vessel {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}}, which was deployed to [[Installation 00]] in December of [[2553]] to investigate the disappearance of automated probes sent eight months prior and to determine the [[343 Guilty Spark|source]] of an unknown signal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=hitd c2|Halo: Hunters in the Dark|Chapter=2}}<ref>''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]'', Provenance</ref> | ||
====Created | ====Created conflict==== | ||
{{Main|Created | {{Main|Created conflict}} | ||
During the Created conflict, [[Alpha-Nine]] was [[Mission to Luna|tasked with a mission]] to Luna in order to retrieve [[Vergil]] from an ONI facility.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Bad Blood}} | |||
{{Clear}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Luna is the [[Latin]] word for Moon, and many Latin-based languages share the word. | *Luna is the [[Latin]] word for Moon, and many Latin-based languages share the word. | ||
*In many Earth-based maps in the ''Halo'' games, | *In many Earth-based maps in the ''Halo'' games, the Moon often appears to be larger than in real life. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Moon.jpg|Luna from ''Halo 2''. | File:Moon.jpg|Luna from ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:Innerplanets.jpg|The scale size of Luna compared with [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Earth]] and [[Mars]]. | File:Innerplanets.jpg|The scale size of Luna compared with [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Earth]] and [[Mars]]. | ||
File:LunaMoon.jpg|A shot of | File:LunaMoon.jpg|A shot of the Moon in space. | ||
File:H2A - Luna.jpg|Luna shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]]. | File:H2A - Luna.jpg|Luna shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]]. | ||
File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|Luna, with ''[[Oaxaca Station]]'' in the foreground. | File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|Luna, with ''[[Oaxaca Station]]'' in the foreground. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' | *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Sol system}} | {{Sol system}} | ||
[[Category:Lunar locations]] | [[Category:Lunar locations]] | ||
[[Category:Moons]] | [[Category:Moons]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
