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The '''Cartographer Building'''<ref>''[[Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide]]'', page 72</ref> is a [[Forerunner]] complex on Earth.
The '''Portal''', also known as the '''Gate''', is a [[Forerunner]] complex on Earth, buried under what used to be [[New Mombasa]] until the Slipspace Catyclysm.
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It is the Forerunner artifact revealed in the ''[[Halo 3 E3 2006 Trailer]]''. There is a tremendous "storm"<ref>''[[The Storm (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref> building over the desert near Voi, which is investigated by a [[Covenant Loyalist]] [[CCS-class Battlecruiser|''CCS''-class Battlecruiser]] during the [[Second Battle of Earth]]. The UNSC military unit [[ONI Recon 111]], that was assigned to shadow the battlecruiser, reports to [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] that the cruiser has "stopped...it's found something"<ref>''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>. The Covenant Loyalist fleet then makes a full-out assault on the structure, and at least two ''CCS''-class Battlecruisers glass the African savvanah, uncovering the Cartographer Building<ref>''[[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]]''</ref>, not [[The Ark]], as it was originally believed. The [[Forerunner Dreadnaught]] lands shortly afterwards and the [[Prophet of Truth]] debarks, entering the facility as the Covenant Loyalists place a large vehicular defense force to guard the installation, including a [[Scarab]] walker, and large numbers of [[Brute Chopper]]s and [[Brute Prowler]]s. The UNSC attempts to attack the structure, with a [[Pelican Dropship]] deploying [[SPARTAN-117]], the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], and a small force of [[Marine]]s and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s that land beyond the Covenant garrison as they seek to gain entrance to the Cartographer. [[Avery J. Johnson]] leads a second Pelican in reinforcing SPARTAN-117's assault, but is diverted until SPARTAN-117 and his cohorts can clear a northern area clear for Johnson to deploy further reinforcements.  
It is the Forerunner artifact revealed in the ''[[Halo 3 E3 2006 Trailer]]''. While it had been under New Mombasa, it was partially uncovered when the [[Prophet of Regret]] jumps into Slipspace within Earth's atmosphere. The Covenant fully excavated it shortly after they conquered Earth.  


The small strike force works its way up to the Shield Wall<ref>''[[Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide]]'', page 73</ref>, a large impregnable metal wall with a small energy shield. SPARTAN-117 and the Arbiter bypass it, moving down a downhill slope and then entering the Cartographer from the entrance floor<ref>''[[Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide]]'', page 80</ref>. While they work their way up the structure against large numbers of [[Brute Chieftain]]s, [[Brute Stalker]]s, and [[Jackal]]s, Truth activates the Cartographer, opening a large [[Slipspace]] rift above the Cartographer which leads to the ''true'' [[Ark]] structure, which is revealed to be extragalactic and outside the Milky Way galaxy. Truth and the rest of the Loyalist fleet retreat through the rift as the [[Covenant Seperatist|Seperatist]] fleet, along with the Arbiter, Miranda Keyes, and SPARTAN-117 pursues them to the Ark.{{Spoiler End}}
The [[High Prophet of Truth]] landed the [[Forerunner Dreadnaught]] on the Portal structure, and an unusual storm started up above it. The UNSC military unit [[ONI Recon 111]], that was assigned to shadow a battlecruiser heading toward the Portal's crater, reports to [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] that the cruiser has "stopped...it's found something"<ref>''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>. The UNSC attempts to attack the structure, assumed by the UNSC to be the [[Installation 00|Ark]], with a small strike force in the town of Voi, consisting of [[SPARTAN-117]] and some [[Marine]]s. In order to get UNSC ships to the complex, they destroy Covenant [[Covenant Artillery|anti-air batteries]] and [[Type-52 Anti Aircraft Artillery|Wraiths]].
 
Truth then activates the Portal, opening a large [[Slipspace]] rift above the Cartographer which leads to the ''true'' Ark structure, which is revealed to be extragalactic and outside the Milky Way galaxy. Truth and the rest of the Loyalist fleet retreat through the rift as the [[Covenant Seperatist|Seperatist]] fleet, along with the Arbiter, Miranda Keyes, and SPARTAN-117 pursues them to the Ark.{{Spoiler End}}
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The Portal, also known as the Gate, is a Forerunner complex on Earth, buried under what used to be New Mombasa until the Slipspace Catyclysm.

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It is the Forerunner artifact revealed in the Halo 3 E3 2006 Trailer. While it had been under New Mombasa, it was partially uncovered when the Prophet of Regret jumps into Slipspace within Earth's atmosphere. The Covenant fully excavated it shortly after they conquered Earth.

The High Prophet of Truth landed the Forerunner Dreadnaught on the Portal structure, and an unusual storm started up above it. The UNSC military unit ONI Recon 111, that was assigned to shadow a battlecruiser heading toward the Portal's crater, reports to Commander Miranda Keyes that the cruiser has "stopped...it's found something"[1]. The UNSC attempts to attack the structure, assumed by the UNSC to be the Ark, with a small strike force in the town of Voi, consisting of SPARTAN-117 and some Marines. In order to get UNSC ships to the complex, they destroy Covenant anti-air batteries and Wraiths.

Truth then activates the Portal, opening a large Slipspace rift above the Cartographer which leads to the true Ark structure, which is revealed to be extragalactic and outside the Milky Way galaxy. Truth and the rest of the Loyalist fleet retreat through the rift as the Seperatist fleet, along with the Arbiter, Miranda Keyes, and SPARTAN-117 pursues them to the Ark.Template:Spoiler End [2]