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This | This planet was an astronomical object located in a star system in the borders of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. Like most other bodies in the system, it was mostly composed of [[water]] ice and rock.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 273''</ref> The planet was just under ten thousand kilometers in diameter,<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 325''</ref> and its surface was mottled red and gray in color.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 124''</ref> As a distinctive feature, a shape resembling a wolf's head had been carved on the surface of the planet as a result of meteorite impacts over the course of numerous millennia.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 294-295''</ref> Due to this pareidolic image, the ancient humans who observed the planet from the surface of Installation 07 frequently referred to it with monikers such as '''"wolf-moon"''', '''"wolf-orb"''',<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 250''</ref> or the '''"wolf-faced planet"'''.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 304, 321, 324, 344''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The planet's system was once part of the [[prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric human empire]], and was the location where the remaining human forces retreated after [[Charum Hakkor]] had fallen in the [[ | The planet's system was once part of the [[prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric human empire]], and was the location where the remaining human forces retreated after [[Charum Hakkor]] had fallen in the [[human-Forerunner wars]]. In the face of inevitable defeat, the human fleet razed the system, bombarding its planets to ruin and polluting them for millions of years to come.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 155-156''</ref> | ||
During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the planet gained newfound significance as the pre-designated target for [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 07]]'s failsafe orbit. In the event the ring fell under enemy control, it would enter a course which would eventually cause the ring to smash into the face of the planet, a "suicide option" preventing enemy forces from using the weapon against its creators.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 279, 339''</ref> The [[Rampancy|rampant]] [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|AI]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], in charge of most of the ring, was unable to override this measure as most of the installation's automated control systems had been damaged or destroyed; however, biological operators, when connected to the installation's controls, could still steer the ring.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 320''</ref> | During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the planet gained newfound significance as the pre-designated target for [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 07]]'s failsafe orbit. In the event the ring fell under enemy control, it would enter a course which would eventually cause the ring to smash into the face of the planet, a "suicide option" preventing enemy forces from using the weapon against its creators.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 279, 339''</ref> The [[Rampancy|rampant]] [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|AI]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], in charge of most of the ring, was unable to override this measure as most of the installation's automated control systems had been damaged or destroyed; however, biological operators, when connected to the installation's controls, could still steer the ring.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 320''</ref> | ||