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{{Wikipedia|Lambda Serpentis}} | {{Wikipedia|Lambda Serpentis}} | ||
{{Stellar | {{Stellar infobox | ||
|name= Lambda Serpentis | |name= Lambda Serpentis | ||
|image=[[File:TFoR-as-Atlas.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:TFoR-as-Atlas.jpg|300px]] | ||
|sector= | |sector= | ||
|constellation= | |constellation= | ||
|distance= | |distance= | ||
|type= | |type= | ||
|magnitude= | |magnitude= | ||
|bodies= At least seven | |bodies= At least seven | ||
|affiliation= [[Unified Earth Government]] {{C|formerly}} | |affiliation= [[Unified Earth Government]] {{C|formerly}} | ||
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The '''Lambda Serpentis system''' is a planetary system | The '''Lambda Serpentis system''' is a planetary system known colloquially as '''Jericho'''. Lambda Serpentis was formerly the location of at least one of the [[human]]ity's [[Human colonies|colonies]], [[Jericho VII]].<ref name="forp">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[2535]], the [[Covenant]] invaded the system and attacked the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Jericho VII]]. Even though the [[United Nations Space Command]] deployed [[Spartan-II]]s to help [[Battle of Jericho VII|defend Jericho VII]], the human defenses were overwhelmed and the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet. | In [[2535]], the [[Covenant]] invaded the system and attacked the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Jericho VII]]. Even though the [[United Nations Space Command]] deployed [[Spartan-II]]s to help [[Battle of Jericho VII|defend Jericho VII]], the human defenses were overwhelmed and the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|forp}} | ||
Around September [[2552]], a massive [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] of Covenant [[warship]]s was ordered to travel to the Lambda Serpentis system to collect [[tritium]] gas for their reactors in preparation to rendezvous with ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' at the [[Hawking system]] before embarking on a mass [[slipspace]] jump to [[Earth]] in the [[Sol system]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 21</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' erroneously describes the system as having two reddish suns. This may indicate that the Jericho and Lambda Serpentis systems were not originally intended to be synonymous. | ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' erroneously describes the system as having two reddish suns. This may indicate that the Jericho and Lambda Serpentis systems were not originally intended to be synonymous.{{Ref/Reuse|forp}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{UNSCSectors}} | {{UNSCSectors}} | ||
[[Category:Planetary | [[Category:Planetary systems]] | ||