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[[File:Sigma_Octanus_Artifact.jpg|250px|thumb|The artifact, as drawn by Dr. Halsey.]] | [[File:Sigma_Octanus_Artifact.jpg|250px|thumb|The artifact, as drawn by Dr. Halsey.]] | ||
The '''Sigma Octanus IV Artifact''' is a [[Forerunner]] artifact first identified as such when it was on display in the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. | The '''Sigma Octanus IV Artifact''' is a [[Forerunner]] artifact first identified as such when it was on display in the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The artifact was a crystalline object that contained a [[wikipedia:star chart|star chart]] embedded within its structure, with coordinates leading to the [[Soell|Soell system]], where [[Installation 04]] is located. | The artifact was a crystalline object that contained a [[wikipedia:star chart|star chart]] embedded within its structure, with coordinates leading to the [[Soell|Soell system]], where [[Installation 04]] is located. Another set of coordinates lead to the planet [[Reach]]. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
The artifact arrived on Sigma Octanus IV in the form of a meteor some 60,000 years before human occupation of the planet.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 233-234'' (2001)</ref> The human inhabitants of the planet later found the artifact and placed it in the | The artifact arrived on Sigma Octanus IV in the form of a meteor some 60,000 years before human occupation of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 233-234'' (2001)</ref> The human inhabitants of the planet later found the artifact and placed it in the Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History. | ||
During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] | During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]]. Aware of the potential intelligence value, the SPARTANs took the artifact and placed a [[HAVOK|HAVOK tactical warhead]] below the museum. | ||
Scans of the artifact were later given to [[Cortana]] and [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], who attempted to decrypt its contents as a form of language. | Scans of the artifact were later given to [[Cortana]] and [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], who attempted to decrypt its contents as a form of language. During the [[Fall of Reach]], Cortana successfully translated the artifact in a form of a star chart instead of a language, leading the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and its crew to [[Installation 04]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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