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{{Wikipedia|Solar System}} | {{Wikipedia|Solar System}} | ||
{{Stellar infobox | {{Stellar infobox | ||
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|affiliation =*[[Ancient humanity | |affiliation =*[[Ancient humanity]] {{C|Pre-[[Great Purification]]}} | ||
*[[Unified Earth Government]] {{ | *[[Unified Earth Government]] {{C|2170-2558}} | ||
*[[Created]] {{ | *[[Created]] {{C|2558-onwards}} | ||
|events =*[[Interplanetary War]] | |events =*[[Interplanetary War]] | ||
*[[Human-Covenant War]] | *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Created | *[[Created conflict]] | ||
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The '''Sol system''', also referred to as the ''' | The '''Sol system''', also referred to as the '''Sol star system''', is the home star system of the [[human]] species.{{Ref/Site|Id=hwearth|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Earth}} Earth, the human [[planet|homeworld]], holds the seat of power for both the [[Unified Earth Government]],{{Ref/Site|Id=hwueg|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - UEG}} and the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Site|Id=hwunsc|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - UNSC}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Planetary system=== | ===Planetary system=== | ||
*[[Mercury]] {{C|Sol I}} - Tiny, barren world.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
*[[Venus]] - Failed terraforming project.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos50}} | |||
*[[Earth]] {{C|Sol III}} - The human homeworld,{{Ref/Reuse|hwearth}} home to the headquarters of the UEG{{Ref/Reuse|hwueg}} and the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|hwunsc}} Also the site of [[Kupiga Simu]], a Sol system communications transmitter.{{Ref/Reuse|hwearth}} | |||
**[[Luna]] - Earth's only natural satellite. Home to Sol's oldest [[Officer Candidate School]], the famed [[Academy at Mare Nubium|Luna OCS Academy]].<ref name="news">''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]'', [[Intersystem News]], [[:File:Intersystem News Miranda.jpg|LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star]]</ref> | |||
*[[Mars]] {{C|Sol IV}} - Humanity's first colonized planet and terraformed to have an Earth-like climate.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
**[[Phobos]] - Site of a [[Penal colony]].{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
*[[Jupiter]] {{C|Sol V}} - A gas giant, and second largest body in the Sol System.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
**[[Io]] - Unstable moon with a large colony.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
**[[Europa]] - Colonized and terraformed.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
**[[Callisto]] - Home to a number of UNSC bases.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
**[[Ganymede]] - Largest moon of Jupiter, partially terraformed, and is populated.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
*[[Saturn]] {{C|Sol VI}} - A gas giant known for its bright surrounding rings. Saturn is the third largest body in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.<ref name="encyc283">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Locations: The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)</ref> [[Castellaneta]], a tourist station, is in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of the planet's outermost ring.<ref>''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', p. 26-27</ref> | |||
**[[Titan]] - Industrial colony.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos50}} | |||
*[[Io]] - Unstable moon with a large colony.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283 | **[[Enceladus]] | ||
*[[Europa]] - Colonized and terraformed.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283 | *[[Uranus]] {{C|Sol VII}} - Gas giant with anomalous properties.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | ||
*[[Callisto]] - Home to a number of UNSC bases.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283 | **[[2011 QF99]] - One of Uranus' [[Wikipedia:Trojan (astronomy)|trojan asteroids]], it features an anomaly of some kind and is surrounded by an exclusion zone.<ref name="mythos50">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', The Interplanetary War, p. 50-51</ref> | ||
*[[Ganymede]] - Largest moon of Jupiter, partially terraformed, and is populated.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283 | *[[Neptune]] {{C|Sol VIII}} - Named after the [[Rome|Roman]] god of the sea. Furthest away from Sol, it is a gas giant that is relatively unexplored.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | ||
* | *[[Ixion]] - a [[Wikipedia:Plutino|plutino]] in the outer Sol system, which has been colonised by humanity. | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Kuiper Belt|Kuiper Belt]] | |||
**[[Pluto]] - A diminutive planetoid once classified as a planet. Numerous [[space station]]s orbit it.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc283}} | |||
*[[Titan]] - Industrial colony.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos50}} | |||
*[[Enceladus]] | |||
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*[[Shaw Institute Facility]] | *[[Shaw Institute Facility]] | ||
*[[Oort cloud]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Ancient history=== | ===Ancient history=== | ||
{{Expand-section}} | {{Expand-section}} | ||
=== | ===Post-Great Purification=== | ||
Humanity | Humanity first colonized the system's worlds beyond Earth in the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, followed by steady growth of the populations on Earth and the off-world colonies throughout the next two centuries before the launch of the first extrasolar [[Odyssey|colonization program]] in [[2362]], enabled by the development of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] in [[2291]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 43-44 (2011)</ref> | ||
===Attacks on the system=== | |||
The first known [[Battle of October 10|incursion]] into the Sol System was on [[2552#October|October 10, 2552]] by unknown enemies.{{Ref/Generic|Id=loot2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} | The first known [[Battle of October 10|incursion]] into the Sol System was on [[2552#October|October 10, 2552]] by unknown enemies.{{Ref/Generic|Id=loot2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} | ||
On October 20, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] was detected near the moon of [[Io]]. Soon after, the Fleet appeared near Earth, commencing the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=cairostation| | On October 20, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] was detected near the moon of [[Io]]. Soon after, the Fleet appeared near Earth, commencing the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=cairostation|[[Halo 2]]|[[Cairo Station]]}} Over the next few months, battles on Earth and elsewhere in the system would take place.{{Ref/Reuse|loot2}} The [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]] would take place during this time frame.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI1|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|1]]}} The UNSC Home Fleet would be utterly devastated by November 17 with the arrival of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' and [[Truth's fleet]].{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 3]]|[[Crow's Nest]]}} One of final skirmishes on Earth would take place on December 3, during [[Operation: MARSH FLASH]].{{Ref/Reuse|loot2}} | ||
Despite massive Covenant assault across the Sol system even on Sol colonies' cities,{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: New Blood]]|Page=101 (Google Play edition)}} many of the human population centers of Sol colonies, such as Mars, and Luna in the system survived the 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=Universe - Humans}} although the majority of Earth habitats | Despite massive Covenant assault across the Sol system even on Sol colonies' cities,{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: New Blood]]|Page=101 (Google Play edition)}} many of the human population centers of Sol colonies, such as Mars, and Luna in the system survived the 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=Universe - Humans}} although the majority of Earth habitats has been destroyed.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI3|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|3]]}} | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
{{ | {{Expand-section}} | ||
===Created conflict=== | |||
{{Main|Created conflict}} | |||
== | {{Expand-section}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[Origins]]'' | **''[[Origins]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' | **''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' | ||
**''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' | *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Sol system}} | {{Sol system}} | ||
[[Category:Planetary systems|Sol]] | [[Category:Planetary systems|Sol]] | ||
