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|name=Copernicus Base | |||
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|location=[[Requiem]] | |||
|purpose=Research facility | |||
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|built=[[2558#February|February 2558]] | |||
|destroyed=[[2558#March|March 2558]] | |||
|usage=2558: [[Requiem Campaign]] | |||
|controlledby=[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | |||
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'''Copernicus Base''' was a research facility used by the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'' science department]] located on [[Requiem]]. | '''Copernicus Base''' was a research facility used by the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'' science department]] located on [[Requiem]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Upon its establishment in February [[2558]], Copernicus was attempting to find the [[Librarian]]-AI that [[John-117]] had [[Reclaimer (level)|encountered]] six months earlier. The base was eventually overtaken by the [[Covenant | Upon its establishment in February [[2558]], Copernicus was attempting to find the [[Librarian]]-AI that [[John-117]] had [[Reclaimer (level)|encountered]] six months earlier. The base was eventually overtaken by the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] forces on Requiem, led by [[Jul 'Mdama]], who also wanted to find the Librarian themselves. The attack apparently came unnoticed to ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'' command at the time, resulting in all of [[Fireteam Castle]] to be killed when on a supply run to the base.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Didact's Hand|S1E4 ''Didact's Hand'']]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Like Galileo, Copernicus Base is named after a famous, historical scientist named [[Wikipedia:Nicolaus Copernicus|Nicolaus Copernicus]], a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who believed that the sun, not the Earth as people believed at the time, | Like Galileo, Copernicus Base is named after a famous, historical scientist named [[Wikipedia:Nicolaus Copernicus|Nicolaus Copernicus]], a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who believed that the sun, not the Earth as people believed at the time, was the center of universe. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Requiem locations]] | |||
[[Category:UNSC military bases]] | [[Category:UNSC military bases]] | ||