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[[Image:Orion Arm.png|thumb|In this diagram, the '''Orion Arm''' is labeled "Local Spur". The position of the Solar System is indicated by the yellow dot.]] | [[Image:Orion Arm.png|thumb|In this diagram, the '''Orion Arm''' is labeled "Local Spur". The position of the Solar System is indicated by the yellow dot.]] | ||
The '''Orion Arm''' is a spiral Arm | The '''Orion Arm''' is a spiral escalation of an Arm in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. The [[Solar System]] and [[Earth]] are within and amid the Orion Arm. It is also referred to as the Local Arm or the Orion Spur. It is named "Orion" due to its proximity to the Orion Constellation. | ||
By [[2490]], [[UNSC]] colonial space encompassed over 800 planets and colonies ranging from small, to large important military strongholds. | By [[2490]], [[UNSC]] colonial space encompassed over 800 planets and colonies ranging from small, to large important military strongholds. |
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The Orion Arm is a spiral escalation of an Arm in the Milky Way galaxy. The Solar System and Earth are within and amid the Orion Arm. It is also referred to as the Local Arm or the Orion Spur. It is named "Orion" due to its proximity to the Orion Constellation.
By 2490, UNSC colonial space encompassed over 800 planets and colonies ranging from small, to large important military strongholds.
The Covenant's area of inhabitance also includes much of the Orion Arm.
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Arm - Orion Arm on Wikipedia