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|body=[[Atlas]]<ref name="HFSC19">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 19</ref>
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The '''Atlas Moons''', as their name suggests, were the [[moon]]s of the [[UNSC]] colony [[Atlas]].
The '''Atlas Moons''', as their name suggests, are the [[natural satellite|moons]] of the planet [[Atlas]] in the [[Valence system]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Reuse|HFSC19}}


During the [[Human-Covenant War]], these moons were the sight of the [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]], where UNSC forces fought the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] throughout the territory. After a short battle, the [[UNSC]] forces, commanded by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], won on ground and in space, forcing the Covenant to retreat.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 179: "John had never worked with the Admiral before, but his accomplishments during the battles for New Constantinople and the Siege of the Atlas Moons were well known."</ref>
==History==
The Atlas Moons were colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2450]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
 
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the moons were attacked in [[2538]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} and were the site of the [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]], where UNSC forces fought the [[Covenant]] throughout the territory.{{Ref/Reuse|HFSC19}} Ultimately, the moons were not glassed{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] was later recognized for his accomplishments during the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|HFSC19}}
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}
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Latest revision as of 13:36, September 10, 2023

Atlas Moons
Astrographical

System:

Valence system[1]

Orbiting:

Atlas[2]

Moon(s):

None[2]

Societal

Species:

Humans[1]

Colonized:

2450[1]

Government:

Unified Earth Government[1]

 

The Atlas Moons, as their name suggests, are the moons of the planet Atlas in the Valence system.[1][2]

History[edit]

The Atlas Moons were colonized by the Unified Earth Government in 2450.[1]

During the Human-Covenant War, the moons were attacked in 2538[1] and were the site of the Siege of the Atlas Moons, where UNSC forces fought the Covenant throughout the territory.[2] Ultimately, the moons were not glassed[1] and Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb was later recognized for his accomplishments during the battle.[2]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo: First Strike, Chapter 19
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