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|sector       =[[FLEETCOM Sector Three]]
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'''18 Scorpii''' is a planetary system located 45.7 light years from [[Sol system|Sol]], and is identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 473''</ref> 18 Scorpii has many physical properties in common with Sol.<ref name="wp">[[Wikipedia:18 Scorpii|18 Scorpii at Wikipedia]]</ref>
'''18 Scorpii''' is a planetary system located 45.7 light years from [[Sol system|Sol]], and is identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 473''</ref>
 
==Overview==
===Planetary system===
*[[Falaknuma]]: Human colony world.


==History==
==History==
[[Falaknuma]] is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony within the system. 18 Scorpii also saw in [[2535]] [[Exodus Project|a large asteroid]] led by the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} loaded with over a million refugees from behind Covenant lines.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 343''</ref> It was also the site of a [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|minor engagement]] between UNSC and Covenant forces in [[2543]], in which UNSC forces were saved by a surprise force of independent/[[Insurrectionist]] ships.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 472-486''</ref>
===Human-Covenant war===
[[Falaknuma]] is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony within the system. 18 Scorpii also saw in [[2535]] [[Exodus Project|a large asteroid]] led by the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} loaded with over a million refugees from behind Covenant lines.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 343''</ref>  


==Trivia==
It was also the site of a [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|minor engagement]] between UNSC and Covenant forces in [[2543]], in which UNSC forces were saved by a surprise force of independent/[[Insurrectionist]] ships.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 472-486''</ref>
*18 Scorpii was identified in September 2003 by astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull from the University of Arizona in Tucson as one of the most promising nearby candidates for hosting life based on her analysis of the HabCat list of stars,<ref name="wp"/> but no planets have yet been confirmed to orbit the real-life star.
*Cayrel de Strobel (1996) included it in her review of the stars most similar to the Sun, and Porto de Mello & da Silva (1997) identified it as a solar twin.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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18 Scorpii system
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18 Scorpii is a planetary system located 45.7 light years from Sol, and is identified as a region in FLEETCOM Sector Three.[1]

Overview

Planetary system

History

Human-Covenant war

Falaknuma is a UNSC colony within the system. 18 Scorpii also saw in 2535 a large asteroid led by the UNSC Midsummer Night loaded with over a million refugees from behind Covenant lines.[2]

It was also the site of a minor engagement between UNSC and Covenant forces in 2543, in which UNSC forces were saved by a surprise force of independent/Insurrectionist ships.[3]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 473
  2. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 343
  3. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 472-486