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'''Beta Gabriel''' was a planet in the [[Epsilon Eridani]] system. It is 14 million kilometers from Reach, practically next door. In [[2552]], during the [[ | '''Beta Gabriel''' was a planet in the [[Epsilon Eridani]] system. It is 14 million kilometers from Reach, practically next door. In [[2552]], during the [[Battle of Reach]], Captain [[Jacob Keyes]] ordered [[Ensign William Lovell]] to plot a slingshot orbit around Beta Gabriel to take the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' back in-system, towards the battle, after the ship had exhausted its energy reserves while destroying a [[Covenant]] [[Assault Carrier]].<ref>[[The Fall of Reach]] page 324.</ref> Due to its close proximity to Reach, it is likely that Beta Gabriel was either not inhabited by a permanent population in the first place or was also glassed by Covenant forces. | ||
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