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The '''Asteroidea anti-personnel mine''' is an explosive [[Mine|landmine]] used primarily by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO1|GoO|Chapter=1}}


The '''[[Asteroidea Anti-Personnel Mine]]''' is an explosive device used primarily by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. Asteroidea mines have eight arms and pressure triggers. They can be thrown through the air with ease and explode producing shrapnel similar to the [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Fragmentation Grenade]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 37</ref> Asteroidea mines were used by [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]'s during the [[Raid on Camp New Hope]], and were used to kill [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] and a team of rebel commandos.<ref>'''Halo:Ghosts of Onyx''', page 38</ref>
==Overview==
===Design details===
Asteroidea mines have eight arms and pressure triggers. They can be thrown through the air with ease and explode, producing shrapnel similar to the [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]].{{Ref/Reuse|GoO1}}
 
==Operational history==
Asteroidea mines were used by [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]s during [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]], and were used to kill [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] and a team of rebel commandos.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO1}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*"Asteroidea" is the class which sea stars belong to, a reference to the mine's starfish-like shape.
[[Wikipedia:Asteroidea|"Asteroidea"]] is the class to which sea stars belong, a reference to the mine's starfish-like shape.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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