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'''Luna''', often referred to as '''the Moon''', is the only [[natural satellite]] of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=earthwayp|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - Earth}} Luna is home to a large [[human]] population and the renowned [[Luna OCS Academy]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', p. 34</ref> Luna houses a number of [[skyhook]] defense complexes suspended in its low orbit.<ref name="H4G">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/Halo4Guide ''Halo Waypoint:'' Halo 4 Interactive Guide]</ref>
'''Luna''', often referred to as '''the Moon''', is the only [[natural satellite]] of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=earthwayp|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - Earth}} Luna is home to a large [[human]] population and the renowned [[Luna OCS Academy]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', p. 34</ref> Luna houses a number of [[skyhook]] defense complexes suspended in its low orbit.<ref name="H4G">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/Halo4Guide ''Halo Waypoint:'' Halo 4 Interactive Guide]</ref>


==History==
==Overview==
[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Early human explorers on the moon.]]
===Topography===
Human beings took their first steps on Luna in [[1969]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> By [[1996]], [[United States of America|US]] [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human to have walked on the moon.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}}
 
===Human settlement===
Humans began settling on Luna around [[2080]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc44|[[Halo Encyclopedia]]|Page=44}}<ref name="myth47">''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, p. 47</ref> During the [[Interplanetary War]], [[Vladimir Koslov]] and his family were killed in a bombing at [[Lake Autolycus]] on Luna.<ref name="myth50-51"/>
 
By [[2492]], a governing body of Luna was known as [[Luna Confederated States]], the [[Mare Nubium|State of Mare Nubium]] being one of the said states. The [[Academy at Mare Nubium]], known more generally as the Luna OCS Academy, was located here.<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 433</ref>
 
===Human-Covenant war===
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}}
Despite its proximity to Earth, Luna was home to some degree of [[Insurrectionist]] activity; shortly after [[2530]], the parents of [[Michael Crespo]] died attempting to detonate a bomb attached to a government building on Luna.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' - Mickey Interview</ref>
 
Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref>
 
During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], Luna's [[skyhook]] defense complexes came under attack by the [[Covenant]] and were defended by [[ONI Security]] personnel.<ref name="H4G"/> Other Covenant forces attacked Luna's cities to ensure that the UNSC would not be able to launch a sneak attack from their Lunar military bases. Both Luna and [[Mars]] got hit particularly hard compared to other colonies in the [[Sol system]], although they both fared better than Earth.<ref>''[[Halo: New Blood]]'', p. 101 (Google Play edition)</ref> The human presence on the moon survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Humans}}
 
===Post-war===
Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Luna was home to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] vessel {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}}, which was deployed to [[Installation 00]] in December of [[2553]] to investigate the disappearance of automated probes sent eight months prior and to determine the [[343 Guilty Spark|source]] of an unknown signal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=hitd c2|Halo: Hunters in the Dark|Chapter=2}}<ref>''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]'', Provenance</ref>
 
===Created conflict===
{{Main|Created conflict}}
{{Expand-section}}
 
==Topography==
Luna has a barren surface and is atmospherically devoid. It's gravity is low, which has prevented large scale [[terraforming]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'',  The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)</ref> Likely due to all this, the habitats on Luna are sealed from vacuum and interconnected by tubes.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 431</ref> They are referred to as canopy settlements.<ref name="myth50-51">''Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo'', Rise of Humanity, p. 50-51</ref>
Luna has a barren surface and is atmospherically devoid. It's gravity is low, which has prevented large scale [[terraforming]].<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'',  The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)</ref> Likely due to all this, the habitats on Luna are sealed from vacuum and interconnected by tubes.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 431</ref> They are referred to as canopy settlements.<ref name="myth50-51">''Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo'', Rise of Humanity, p. 50-51</ref>
===Locations===
====Locations====
*[[Naniwa]]
*[[Naniwa]]
**[[Crisium City]]
**[[Crisium City]]
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*[[Tycho Observation Facility]]<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>
*[[Tycho Observation Facility]]<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>


==Known residents==
===Known residents===
*[[Jacob Keyes]]
*[[Keyes family]]
*[[Miranda Keyes]]
**[[Jacob Keyes]]
**[[Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Michael Crespo]]
*[[Michael Crespo]]
*[[The Rookie]]
*[[The Rookie]]
*[[Sarah Palmer]]
*[[Sarah Palmer]]


==History==
[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Early human explorers on the moon.]]
===Rise of humanity===
Human beings took their first steps on Luna in [[1969]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> By [[1996]], [[United States of America|US]] [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human to have walked on the moon.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}}
Humans began settling on Luna around [[2080]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc44|[[Halo Encyclopedia]]|Page=44}}<ref name="myth47">''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, p. 47</ref> During the [[Interplanetary War]], [[Vladimir Koslov]] and his family were killed in a bombing at [[Lake Autolycus]] on Luna.<ref name="myth50-51"/>
By [[2492]], a governing body of Luna was known as [[Luna Confederated States]], the [[Mare Nubium|State of Mare Nubium]] being one of the said states. The [[Academy at Mare Nubium]], known more generally as the Luna OCS Academy, was located here.<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 433</ref>
===Human-Covenant war===
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}}
[[File:LunarememberReach.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luna listed as a destination at the [[Manassas Spaceport]] just prior to the Fall of Reach.<ref name="spaceport"/>]]
Despite its proximity to Earth, Luna was home to some degree of [[Insurrectionist]] activity; shortly after [[2530]], the parents of [[Michael Crespo]] died attempting to detonate a bomb attached to a government building on Luna.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' - Mickey Interview</ref>
Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref name="spaceport">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref>
During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], Luna's [[skyhook]] defense complexes came under attack by the [[Covenant]] and were defended by [[ONI Security]] personnel.<ref name="H4G"/> Other Covenant forces attacked Luna's cities to ensure that the UNSC would not be able to launch a sneak attack from their Lunar military bases. Both Luna and [[Mars]] got hit particularly hard compared to other colonies in the [[Sol system]], although they both fared better than Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: New Blood]]|Page=101 (Google Play edition)}} The human presence on the moon survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Humans}}
[[File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Luna, with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the foreground.]]
===Post-war===
Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Luna was home to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] vessel {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}}, which was deployed to [[Installation 00]] in December of [[2553]] to investigate the disappearance of automated probes sent eight months prior and to determine the [[343 Guilty Spark|source]] of an unknown signal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=hitd c2|Halo: Hunters in the Dark|Chapter=2}}<ref>''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]'', Provenance</ref>
====Created conflict====
{{Main|Created conflict}}
During the Created conflict, [[Alpha-Nine]] was [[Mission to Luna|tasked with a mission]] to Luna in order to retrieve [[Vergil]] from an ONI facility.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Bad Blood}}
{{Clear}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
*Luna is the [[Latin]] word for Moon, and many Latin-based languages share the word.
*Luna is the [[Latin]] word for Moon, and many Latin-based languages share the word.
*In many Earth-based maps in the ''Halo'' games, the Moon often appears to be larger than in real life.
*In many Earth-based maps in the ''Halo'' games, the Moon often appears to be larger than in real life.
*The Moon would be roughly {{Convert|2059.6|cm|ft}} further from the Earth in [[2552]] than present day due to tidal acceleration forces.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Moon.jpg|Luna from ''Halo 2''.
File:Moon.jpg|Luna from ''Halo 2''.
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File:LunaMoon.jpg|A shot of the Moon in space.
File:LunaMoon.jpg|A shot of the Moon in space.
File:H2A - Luna.jpg|Luna shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:H2A - Luna.jpg|Luna shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|Luna, with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the foreground.
File:Commissioning-5.jpg|Luna seen in Earth's atmosphere.
File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|Luna, with ''[[Oaxaca Station]]'' in the foreground.
File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|Luna, with ''[[Oaxaca Station]]'' in the foreground.
File:LunarememberReach.jpg|Luna listed as a destination in the live action short [[Spaceport_(Remember_Reach)|Spaceport]].
</gallery>
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Luna
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Astrographical

System:

Sol system[1]

Orbiting:

Sol[1]

Societal

Species:

Human (Non-native)[2][3]

Colonized:

2080[2][3]

Government:

 

Luna, often referred to as the Moon, is the only natural satellite of Earth.[1] Luna is home to a large human population and the renowned Luna OCS Academy.[4] Luna houses a number of skyhook defense complexes suspended in its low orbit.[5]

Overview

Topography

Luna has a barren surface and is atmospherically devoid. It's gravity is low, which has prevented large scale terraforming.[6] Likely due to all this, the habitats on Luna are sealed from vacuum and interconnected by tubes.[7] They are referred to as canopy settlements.[8]

Locations

Known residents

History

Early human explorers on the moon.

Rise of humanity

Human beings took their first steps on Luna in 1969.[10] By 1996, US Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell was the 6th human to have walked on the moon.[11]

Humans began settling on Luna around 2080.[2][3] During the Interplanetary War, Vladimir Koslov and his family were killed in a bombing at Lake Autolycus on Luna.[8]

By 2492, a governing body of Luna was known as Luna Confederated States, the State of Mare Nubium being one of the said states. The Academy at Mare Nubium, known more generally as the Luna OCS Academy, was located here.[12]

Human-Covenant war

Main article: Human-Covenant war
Luna listed as a destination at the Manassas Spaceport just prior to the Fall of Reach.[13]

Despite its proximity to Earth, Luna was home to some degree of Insurrectionist activity; shortly after 2530, the parents of Michael Crespo died attempting to detonate a bomb attached to a government building on Luna.[14]

Around the time of the Fall of Reach, flights from the Manassas Spaceport on Reach went to Luna.[13]

During the Battle of Earth in late 2552, Luna's skyhook defense complexes came under attack by the Covenant and were defended by ONI Security personnel.[5] Other Covenant forces attacked Luna's cities to ensure that the UNSC would not be able to launch a sneak attack from their Lunar military bases. Both Luna and Mars got hit particularly hard compared to other colonies in the Sol system, although they both fared better than Earth.[15] The human presence on the moon survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.[16]

Luna, with the UNSC Infinity in the foreground.

Post-war

Following the Human-Covenant War, Luna was home to the Office of Naval Intelligence vessel UNSC Rubicon, which was deployed to Installation 00 in December of 2553 to investigate the disappearance of automated probes sent eight months prior and to determine the source of an unknown signal.[17][18]

Created conflict

Main article: Created conflict

During the Created conflict, Alpha-Nine was tasked with a mission to Luna in order to retrieve Vergil from an ONI facility.[19]

Trivia

  • Luna is the Latin word for Moon, and many Latin-based languages share the word.
  • In many Earth-based maps in the Halo games, the Moon often appears to be larger than in real life.

Gallery

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List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Universe - Earth (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia, page 44
  3. ^ a b c Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo, Rise of Humanity, p. 47
  4. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, p. 34
  5. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Halo 4 Interactive Guide
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, The Sol System, p. 282-283 (2009); p. 294-295 (2011 edition)
  7. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 431
  8. ^ a b Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo, Rise of Humanity, p. 50-51
  9. ^ Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  10. ^ Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, Timeline, p. 31
  11. ^ Society of the Ancients, Members (Retrieved on Nov 22, 2007) [archive]
  12. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 433
  13. ^ a b Halo: Reach, Spaceport
  14. ^ Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation - Mickey Interview
  15. ^ Halo: New Blood, page 101 (Google Play edition)
  16. ^ Halo Waypoint, Humans (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  17. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, chapter 2
  18. ^ Eleventh Hour reports, Provenance
  19. ^ Halo: Bad Blood

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