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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Despite the extreme temperatures and radiation produced by its vicinity to the star, the Halo shard managed to sustain a habitable environment, although only when the terraformed side was facing away from the star; the fragment's spin about itself produced a day-night cycle in which the terraformed side was in shadow for approximately sixteen hours, during which the temperatures remained high but survivable. However, when the habitable side rotated to face the star, not even the ring's systems could sustain livable temperatures or protect the occupants from the stellar radiation. Despite this, the UNSC took note of the ring's impressive redundant systems in functionalities including but not limited to those involved in maintaining gravitational field integrity, atmospheric composition, and even biodiversity levels.<ref name="wp shard"/> | Despite the extreme temperatures and radiation produced by its vicinity to the star, the Halo shard managed to sustain a habitable environment, although only when the terraformed side was facing away from the star; the fragment's spin about itself produced a day-night cycle in which the terraformed side was in shadow for approximately sixteen hours, during which the temperatures remained high but survivable. However, when the habitable side rotated to face the star, not even the ring's systems could sustain livable temperatures or protect the occupants from the stellar radiation. Despite this, the UNSC took note of the ring's impressive redundant systems in functionalities including but not limited to those involved in maintaining gravitational field integrity, atmospheric composition, and even biodiversity levels.<ref name="wp shard"/> While most of the shard's terrain was rocky and barren due to its extreme daytime temperatures, one particular area had managed to sustain a river and even simple moss-like vegetation.<ref name="nf3">'''Halo: Nightfall''' - ''Chapter Three''</ref> | ||
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File:Nightfall - Remains of Greatness.jpg|Alpha Shard's barren terrain | File:Nightfall - Remains of Greatness.jpg|Alpha Shard's barren terrain | ||
File:Nightfall - Halo ring.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]]'s group after their arrival aboard the Alpha Shard | File:Nightfall - Halo ring.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]]'s group after their arrival aboard the Alpha Shard | ||
File:Nightfall - Treacherous.jpg|The group crossing a river on Alpha Shard | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||