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The '''Sol system''', also referred to as the '''Sol star system''', is the home star system of the [[human]] species.<ref name="hwearth">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth ''Halo Waypoint:'' Earth]</ref> Earth, the human homeworld, holds the seat of power for both the [[Unified Earth Government]],<ref name="hwueg">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg ''Halo Waypoint'': UEG]</ref> and the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="hwunsc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc ''Halo Waypoint'': UNSC]</ref>
The '''Sol system''', also referred to as the '''Sol star system''', is the home star system of the [[human]] species.{{Ref/Site|Id=hwearth|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - Earth}} Earth, the human [[planet|homeworld]], holds the seat of power for both the [[Unified Earth Government]],{{Ref/Site|Id=hwueg|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - UEG}} and the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Site|Id=hwunsc|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - UNSC}}
 
==Overview==
===Planetary system===
*[[Mercury]] {{C|Sol I}} - Tiny, barren world.<ref name="encyc283"/>
*[[Venus]] - Failed terraforming project.<ref name="mythos50"/>
*[[Earth]] {{C|Sol III}} - The human homeworld,{{Ref/Reuse|hwearth}} home to the headquarters of the UEG{{Ref/Reuse|hwueg}} and the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|hwunsc}} Also the site of [[Kupiga Simu]], a Sol system communications transmitter.{{Ref/Reuse|hwearth}}
**[[Luna]] - Earth's only natural satellite. Home to Sol's oldest [[Officer Candidate School]], the famed [[Academy at Mare Nubium|Luna OCS Academy]].<ref name="news">''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]'', [[Intersystem News]], [[:File:Intersystem News Miranda.jpg|LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star]]</ref>
*[[Mars]] {{C|Sol IV}} - Humanity's first colonized planet and terraformed to have an Earth-like climate.<ref name="encyc283"/>
**[[Phobos]] - Site of a [[Penal colony]].<ref name="encyc283"/>
*[[Jupiter]] {{C|Sol V}} - A gas giant, and second largest body in the Sol System.<ref name="encyc283"/>
**[[Io]] - Unstable moon with a large colony.<ref name="encyc283"/>
**[[Europa]] - Colonized and terraformed.<ref name="encyc283"/>
**[[Callisto]] - Home to a number of UNSC bases.<ref name="encyc283"/>
**[[Ganymede]] - Largest moon of Jupiter, partially terraformed, and is populated.<ref name="encyc283"/>
*[[Saturn]] {{C|Sol VI}} - A gas giant known for its bright surrounding rings. Saturn is the third largest body in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.<ref name="encyc283">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Locations: The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)</ref> [[Castellaneta]], a tourist station, is in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of the planet's outermost ring.<ref>''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', p. 26-27</ref>
**[[Titan]] - Industrial colony.<ref name="mythos50"/>
**[[Enceladus]]
*[[Uranus]] {{C|Sol VII}} - Gas giant with anomalous properties.<ref name="encyc283"/>
**[[2011 QF99]] - One of Uranus' [[Wikipedia:Trojan (astronomy)|trojan asteroids]], it features an anomaly of some kind and is surrounded by an exclusion zone.<ref name="mythos50">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', The Interplanetary War, p. 50-51</ref>
*[[Neptune]] {{C|Sol VIII}} - Named after the [[Rome|Roman]] god of the sea. Furthest away from Sol, it is a gas giant that is relatively unexplored.<ref name="encyc283"/>
*[[Ixion]] - a [[Wikipedia:Plutino|plutino]] in the outer Sol system, which has been colonised by humanity.
*[[Wikipedia:Kuiper Belt|Kuiper Belt]]
**[[Pluto]] - A diminutive planetoid once classified as a planet. Numerous [[space station]]s orbit it.<ref name="encyc283"/>
*[[Shaw Institute Facility]]
*[[Oort cloud]]


==History==
==History==
===Ancient history===
{{Expand-section}}
===Post-Great Purification===
Humanity first colonized the system's worlds beyond Earth in the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, followed by steady growth of the populations on Earth and the off-world colonies throughout the next two centuries before the launch of the first extrasolar [[Odyssey|colonization program]] in [[2362]], enabled by the development of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] in [[2291]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 43-44 (2011)</ref>
Humanity first colonized the system's worlds beyond Earth in the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, followed by steady growth of the populations on Earth and the off-world colonies throughout the next two centuries before the launch of the first extrasolar [[Odyssey|colonization program]] in [[2362]], enabled by the development of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] in [[2291]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 43-44 (2011)</ref>


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The first [[Battle of October 10|incursion]] into the Sol System was on [[2552#October|October 10, 2552]] by unknown enemies.<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>  
The first [[Battle of October 10|incursion]] into the Sol System was on [[2552#October|October 10, 2552]] by unknown enemies.<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>  


On October 20, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] was detected near the moon of [[Io]]. Soon after, the Fleet appeared near Earth, commencing the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref name="cairostation"/> Over the next few months, battles on Earth and elsewhere in the system would take place. The [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]] would take place during this time frame.<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]''</ref> The UNSC Home Fleet would be utterly devastated by November 17 with the arrival of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' and [[Truth's fleet]].<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Crow's Nest]]</ref> The final skirmish on Earth would take place on December 3, during [[Operation: MARSH FLASH]].<ref name="loot2"/>
On October 20, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] was detected near the moon of [[Io]]. Soon after, the Fleet appeared near Earth, commencing the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=cairostation|[[Halo 2]]|[[Cairo Station]]}} Over the next few months, battles on Earth and elsewhere in the system would take place. The [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]] would take place during this time frame.{{Ref/Comic|[[Halo: Uprising]]}} The UNSC Home Fleet would be utterly devastated by November 17 with the arrival of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' and [[Truth's fleet]].{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 3]]|[[Crow's Nest]]}} The final skirmish on Earth would take place on December 3, during [[Operation: MARSH FLASH]].<ref name="loot2"/>
 
Many of the human habitats in the system survived the assault relatively intact.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - Humans}}


Many of the human habitats in the system survived the assault relatively intact.<ref name=">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans ''Halo Waypoint'': Humans]</ref>
===Post-war===
{{Expand-section}}


==Planetary system==
===Created conflict===
*[[Mercury]] - Innermost planet in the Sol System.
{{Main|Created conflict}}
*[[Venus]] - Failed terraforming project.
{{Expand-section}}
*[[Earth]] - The human homeworld,<ref name="hwearth"/> home to the headquarters of the UEG<ref name="hwueg"/> and the UNSC.<ref name="hwunsc"/> Also the site of [[Kupiga Simu]], a Sol system communications transmitter.<ref name="hwearth"/>
**[[Luna]] - Earth's only natural satellite. Home to Sol's oldest [[Officer Candidate School]], the famed [[Academy at Mare Nubium|Luna OCS Academy]].<ref name="news">''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]'', [[Intersystem News]], [[:File:Intersystem News Miranda.jpg|LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star]]</ref>
*[[Mars]] - One of humanity's first interplanetary colonies, Mars has been terraformed to have an Earth-like climate. Was the site of a [[Mars Campaign|decisive battle]] in the [[Interplanetary War]]s.
*[[Jupiter]] - A gas giant, Jupiter is the largest planet in the Sol System.
**[[Io]] - The site of a UNSC listening post. On October 20, [[2552]], the listening post on Io detected [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|15 Covenant ships]] inbound under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]].<ref name="cairostation">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Cairo Station]]</ref>
**[[Europa]] - It contains a UNSC base and a substantial colony. [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] [[Linda-058]] and [[William-043]] were once assigned to a mission on this satellite.
**[[Callisto]] - The second-largest Jovian Moon. The site of the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]] and a number of UNSC bases.
**[[Ganymede]] - The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|EVA Armor]] was developed here; also home to a number of colonists.
*[[Saturn]] - A gas giant known for its clearly visible surrounding rings, unlike the other gas giants whose rings are rather dim. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 283</ref> [[Castellaneta]], a tourist station, is in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of the planet's outermost ring.<ref>''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', p. 26-27</ref>
**[[Titan]]
**[[Enceladus]]
*[[Uranus]] - An icy gas giant about twice as far away as Saturn from Sol. Its distance from Sol makes it of little use to the UNSC.
**[[2011 QF99]] - One of Uranus' [[Wikipedia:Trojan (astronomy)|trojan asteroids]], it features an anomaly of some kind and is surrounded by an exclusion zone.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 51</ref>
*[[Neptune]] - Furthest away from Sol, it is another icy gas giant similar to Uranus.
*[[Ixion]] - a [[Wikipedia:Plutino|plutino]] in the outer Sol system, which has been colonised by humanity.
*[[Pluto]] - Originally discovered in the 1930s and initially classified as the Solar System's ninth planet, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. The Pluto Slipstream monitoring station ''[[Democritus]]'' is stationed in orbit around it. On November 3, [[2552]], the Monitoring Station detected Cortana's signal in [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] with [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]'s message to [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]. Pluto has five moons: Nix, Hydra, Charon, Kerberos, and Styx.
*[[Shaw Institute Facility]]
*[[Oort cloud]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
{{col-2}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
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**''[[Palace Hotel]]''
**''[[Palace Hotel]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
{{col-2}}
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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The Sol system, also referred to as the Sol star system, is the home star system of the human species.[1] Earth, the human homeworld, holds the seat of power for both the Unified Earth Government,[2] and the United Nations Space Command.[3]

Overview

Planetary system

  • Mercury (Sol I) - Tiny, barren world.[4]
  • Venus - Failed terraforming project.[5]
  • Earth (Sol III) - The human homeworld,[1] home to the headquarters of the UEG[2] and the UNSC.[3] Also the site of Kupiga Simu, a Sol system communications transmitter.[1]
  • Mars (Sol IV) - Humanity's first colonized planet and terraformed to have an Earth-like climate.[4]
  • Jupiter (Sol V) - A gas giant, and second largest body in the Sol System.[4]
    • Io - Unstable moon with a large colony.[4]
    • Europa - Colonized and terraformed.[4]
    • Callisto - Home to a number of UNSC bases.[4]
    • Ganymede - Largest moon of Jupiter, partially terraformed, and is populated.[4]
  • Saturn (Sol VI) - A gas giant known for its bright surrounding rings. Saturn is the third largest body in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.[4] Castellaneta, a tourist station, is in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of the planet's outermost ring.[7]
  • Uranus (Sol VII) - Gas giant with anomalous properties.[4]
  • Neptune (Sol VIII) - Named after the Roman god of the sea. Furthest away from Sol, it is a gas giant that is relatively unexplored.[4]
  • Ixion - a plutino in the outer Sol system, which has been colonised by humanity.
  • Kuiper Belt
  • Shaw Institute Facility
  • Oort cloud

History

Ancient history

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Post-Great Purification

Humanity first colonized the system's worlds beyond Earth in the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, followed by steady growth of the populations on Earth and the off-world colonies throughout the next two centuries before the launch of the first extrasolar colonization program in 2362, enabled by the development of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine in 2291.[8]

Attacks on the system

The first incursion into the Sol System was on October 10, 2552 by unknown enemies.[9]

On October 20, the Fleet of Sacred Consecration was detected near the moon of Io. Soon after, the Fleet appeared near Earth, commencing the Battle for Earth.[10] Over the next few months, battles on Earth and elsewhere in the system would take place. The Battle of Mare Erythraeum on Mars would take place during this time frame.[11] The UNSC Home Fleet would be utterly devastated by November 17 with the arrival of the Anodyne Spirit and Truth's fleet.[12] The final skirmish on Earth would take place on December 3, during Operation: MARSH FLASH.[9]

Many of the human habitats in the system survived the assault relatively intact.[13]

Post-war

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Created conflict

Main article: Created conflict
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Trivia

  • Sol is the original Latin and the actual scientific name for Earth's sun. This designation and name has actually been used instead of "Solar System" in many science fiction novels.
  • Sol is also an emblem option in Halo 3 and Halo: Reach.

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Universe - Earth
  2. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - UEG
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - UNSC
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Halo Encyclopedia, Locations: The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)
  5. ^ a b c Halo Mythos, The Interplanetary War, p. 50-51
  6. ^ Halo: Reach Limited Edition, Intersystem News, LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star
  7. ^ Halo: New Blood, p. 26-27
  8. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 43-44 (2011)
  9. ^ a b Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  10. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  11. ^ Halo: Uprising
  12. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Crow's Nest
  13. ^ Halo Waypoint, Universe - Humans

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