Editing Mars

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{{Planet infobox
|image=[[File:Starscope - Mars.png|300px]]
|name=Mars
|star, position=[[Sol system|Sol]], IV<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/mars '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Mars'']</ref>
|moon(s)=2; [[Wikipedia:Phobos|Phobos]], [[Wikipedia:Deimos|Deimos]]<ref name="universe"/>
|gravity=0.376 G<ref name="universe"/>
|diameter={{Convert|6792|km|mi}}<ref name="universe"/>
|daylength=24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds<ref name="universe"/>
|yearlength=668.6 days<ref name="universe"/>
|atmosphere=0.7  ([[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]])<ref name="universe"/>
|temperature=-120°C to 80°C (-84°F to 26°F)<ref name="universe"/>
|demonym=Martian
|date of foundation=[[2080]]<ref name="universe"/>
|population=
|species=[[Human]]
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|technology tier=Tier 3
}}
{{Quote|Time on Mars tends to give a man... perspective.|[[Edward Buck]], referring to [[Taylor H. Miles]].<ref>[[Halo 3: ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures|'''Halo 3: ODST''' ViDoc: ''Desperate Measures'']]</ref>}}

'''Mars''', known as '''Edom''' in the [[Forerunner]] era,<ref name="Cryptum">'''Halo: Cryptum''', "Chapter 1"</ref> is the fourth planet of the [[Sol system]], and one of four terrestrial worlds. One of the first [[human]] [[Human colonies|interplanetary colonies]],<ref name="enc42">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 42'' (2011)</ref> Mars is a major industrial center and one of the largest in the Sol system.<ref name="universe"/> Mars is home to the [[UNSC Navy]]'s primary shipyards<ref name="havesmoa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> and the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s' headquarters in the city of [[Kenosha]], [[Tanais]].<ref name="universe"/>

==History==
===Forerunner era===
Circa [[100,000 BCE]], ten thousand years after the [[human-Forerunner war]]s, [[Forerunner]] [[Miner]]s worked on Mars. [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] was sent to work into a step family of Miners as punishment for his rebellious ways. Inspired by [[Bornstellar's ancilla|his ancilla]]'s tales of [[Precursor]] treasure, Bornstellar eventually escaped and made his way to [[Earth]] aboard an automated transport. During his stay on Mars, Bornstellar climbed the planet's highest volcano, [[Wikipedia:Olympus Mons|Olympus Mons]].<ref name="Cryptum"/>

Following the firing of the [[Halo Array]], an automated [[Juridical]] listening post remained hidden on Mars for over a hundred millennia.<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959975_Query--Catalog.aspx#post2959975 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Query: Catalog'']</ref>

===Human colonization===
In [[2080]], Mars was the first planet colonized by humanity<ref name="universe"/> in the first wave of [[Human colonies#Interplanetary age|interplanetary colonization]] in the late 21st century.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 44''</ref> Following its colonization—largely driven by corporations eager to break free from the restrictions of Earth's gravity and international law—Mars quickly became a hub of industry and state-of-the-art scientific research. Advancements were made particularly in the areas of [[nanotechnology|nano-]] and biotechnologies; largely robotics-driven industrial manufacturing and spacecraft construction flourished, the latter most notably in the [[Argyre Planitia]].<ref name="enc42"/> Even before the planet was [[Terraforming|terraformed]], Mars was one of the largest industrial hubs in the [[Sol system]].<ref name="universe"/> With the advances in terraforming technology that accompanied this boom of technological development, Mars was transformed into a planet with near-Earth conditions, becoming home to many.<ref name="enc42"/>

===Interplanetary War===
{{Main|Mars Campaign}}
During the [[Interplanetary War]], Mars became the first colony to rebel from Earth's control. During the events that led up to the war, Mars was home to numerous activists and anti-Earth insurgents. When the first shots of the war were fired, many Martians aligned themselves with the neo-[[Communism|communist]] [[Koslovics]].<ref name="universe"/>

Mars was the site of a decisive battle during the events surrounding the formation of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The Koslovics attempted to seize control of the shipbuilding plants in the Argyre Planitia, but were repelled by a series of blitzkrieg attacks by the newly-organized [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] in a series of brutal battles in [[2163]]. This victory marked a significant boost in the morale of the [[United Nations]] forces, and the nascent UNSC subsequently moved on to destroy the Koslovic and [[Frieden]] movements throughout the Solar System.<ref name="enc42"/> After the war ended in [[2170]] with the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]], remaining rebels on Mars were put down in a series of harsh crackdowns on the planet.<ref name="universe"/>

===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:Fleet_of_Furious_Redemption.PNG|thumb|200px|The [[Fleet of Furious Redemption]] above Mars.]]
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On January 18, [[2524]], a telescope located on or orbiting Mars spotted an anomalous, evidently artificial object while observing the stellar cluster [[Wikipedia:NGC 2244|NGC 2244]]; while unknown to humans at the time, this was actually the Covenant planetoid station ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''"A new threat?" image''</ref><ref group="note">NGC 2244 is 5200 light-years away from Sol, meaning that the light from the cluster would have taken 5200 years to reach the telescope. ''High Charity'' was commissioned in [[648 BCE]], which implies that the holy city must have been significantly closer to Sol than NGC 2244, which the telescope was observing. This is also apparent by ''High Charity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s silhouette being recognizable from the image, as it would otherwise be impossible to discern on the scale involved.</ref>

On [[2526|April 2, 2526]], UNSC forces working with [[ONI]] agents prevented an attack on [[New Harmony (city)|New Harmony]]. Two Insurrectionists, [[Christina Rice]] and [[James McCann]], were disguised as Army specialists and were stealing [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|nuclear weapons]] for a possible attack.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref>

During the Covenant's [[Battle of Earth|assault]] in the Sol system in late [[2552]], Mars was attacked by the Covenant following the arrival of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|fleet]].<ref name="universe"/> Mars was the site of a large-scale engagement called the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]], set on the fields of [[Mare Erythraeum]]. There, [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] and his [[UNSC Army]] forces combated against the [[Fleet of Furious Redemption]]'s ground forces, commanded by [[Lepidus|Jiralhanae Chieftain Lepidus]]. The UNSC lost the battle and Ackerson was taken prisoner.<ref>'''[[Halo: Uprising]]''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> While the UNSC resistance was crushed, the human population centers on Mars survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Humans'']</ref> The Martian defense on the planet is credited for delaying Covenant forces from pressing their invasion on Earth.<ref name="universe"/>

On [[2552#November|November 18, 2552]], at 15:45 pm, ''High Charity'' arrived near Mars and made a [[Slipstream space|Slipspace jump]] to [[Installation 00]]. This event was recorded by the local Juridical terminal.<ref name="catalog"/>

===Post-war===
After the Human-Covenant War, an ONI surgical and research facility and a [[Spartan|UNSC Spartan]] base were established on Mars, which [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmented]] and housed the [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV supersoldiers]].<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''Chapter 14''</ref><ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''Chapter 18''</ref> As the UNSC continued to rebuild in the years following the war, the orbital shipyards located on and around Mars remained its primary shipyards.<ref name="havesmoa"/>

==Locations==
*[[Acheron Fossae]]
**[[Gdynia]]
*[[Acidalia]]
*[[Argyre Planitia]]
*[[Wikipedia:Eos Chasma|Eos Chasma]]
**[[Misriah Armory]] 
*[[Ganymede (city)|Ganymede]]
*[[Katagalugan]]
**[[New Legaspi]]
**[[New Manila]]
*[[Mare Erythraeum]]
**[[Tricode Village]]
*[[New Harmony (city)|New Harmony]]
*[[New Paris]]
**[[Paris Island]]
*[[Olympus Highlands]]
*[[Seven Hills]]
**[[Losantiville]]
*[[Syrtis Major aerospace port]]
*[[Tanais]]
**[[Kenosha]]

===Forerunner Locations===
*[[Edom Terminal\Juridical]]

===Orbital installations===
*[[Chiron]]
**[[Chiron TL-34]]
*[[Reyes-McLees Shipyards]]
*[[Munera platform]]s

==Notable residents==
*[[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]
*[[Petra Janecek]]
*[[Thomas Lasky]]
*[[Cadmon Lasky]]
*[[Ridge]]
*[[Taylor Miles]]
*[[Michael Horrigan]]
*[[Gregory Aio Ramos]]
*[[Benjamín Nùñez]]
*[[Nicole-458]]

==Trivia==
*Terraforming has transformed the surface of Mars from a former barren and uninhabitable environment into an Earth-like world,<ref>'''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'''</ref><ref name="enc294">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 294''</ref> despite its still having a red-orange color when seen from space in ''Halo: Uprising''. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' contradicts this, saying that Mars is now "as blue and green as Earth."
*In ''Halo: Arms Race'', the sun is erroneously depicted as several times larger than it appears from Earth. The sun would actually appear far smaller when viewed from Mars.
*In an interview with [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]], a Marine suggested that [[Wikipedia:Olympus Mons|Olympus Mons]] on Mars has been made suitable for snowboarding.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine '''Bungie.net''': ''Type-51 Carbine'']</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:Edom|Edom]] is the Hebrew word for Red, and the name of an ancient Semitic Kingdom.
*One of Mars' moons, [[Wikipedia:Phobos (moon)|Phobos]], is the location of a [[penal colony]].<ref name="enc294"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Mars.jpg|Mars in 2003
File:Misriah Armory 1.JPG|Misriah Armory
File:Nightfall - Eos Chasma.jpg|Eos Chasm, home to a Misriah Armory facility
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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[[Category:Human colonies]]