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==Planets==
==Planets==
Epsilon Eridani is home to several planets, with at least six of them known to be inhabited;
Epsilon Eridani is home to several planets, with at least six of them known to be inhabited;
*'''[[Reach]]''' - the former military center of the UNSC, and the most developed UNSC colony. Glassed by the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] in 2552. In [[2589]] the planet has been partially reterraformed.
*[[Reach]] - the former military center of the UNSC, and the most developed UNSC colony. Glassed by the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] in 2552. In [[2589]] the planet has been partially reterraformed.
*'''[[Tribute]]''' - a recently set up colony, known for its industrial capacity.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "Prologue"</ref> Presumably glassed in the [[Battle of Tribute]].
**[[Csodaszarvas]]
*'''[[Beta Gabriel]]''' - largely uninhabited, converted into an outdoors resort by wealthy entrepreneurs. Occupied by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[pack]] soon after the Battle of Reach.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 324''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]"</ref>
**[[Turul]]
*'''[[Circumstance]]''' - famous for its universities and courts of justice. Status unknown.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 62''</ref>
*[[Tribute]] - a recently set up colony, known for its industrial capacity.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "Prologue"</ref> Possibly glassed during the [[Battle of Tribute]], under UEG control as of [[2558]].
*'''[[Tantalus]]''' - another colony with an orbit of UNSC ships that aided in the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]]. Most likely glassed, yet Tantalus' status is unknown.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 289''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 287''</ref>
*[[Beta Gabriel]] - largely uninhabited, converted into an outdoors resort by wealthy entrepreneurs. Occupied by a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] [[pack]] soon after the Battle of Reach.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 324''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]"</ref>
*'''[[Epsilon Eridani IV]]''' - known to be the site of an [[Insurrection]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 22''</ref>
*[[Circumstance]] - famous for its universities and courts of justice. Status unknown.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 62''</ref>
*'''[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani b|Epsilon Eridani b]]''' - a gas giant discovered in 2000. Likely renamed after system colonization.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani b|'''Wikipedia''': ''Epsilon Eridani b'']]</ref>
*[[Tantalus]] - unknown status.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 287''</ref>
*'''[[Wikipedia:Epsilon Eridani c|Epsilon Eridani c]]''' - a terrestrial planet approximately 37 astronomical units away from the star.<ref>[http://www.extrasolar.net/planettour.asp?StarCatId=normal&PlanetId=236 '''Extrasolar Visions''' - ''epsilon eridani c'']</ref>
*[[Epsilon Eridani IV]] - known to be the site of an [[Insurrection]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 22''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 11:55, February 22, 2014

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 There is more information available on this subject at Epsilon Eridani system on the English Wikipedia.
Not to be confused with the Eridanus system.

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The Epsilon Eridani system is a stellar system situated 10.5 light years from Earth and is identified as a region in FLEETCOM Sector One. It is home to several habitable planets, most notably Reach. At 10.5 light years from the Sol System, it is one of the closest neighbors of humanity's homeworld.

History

By the early 21st century, scientific observation had deduced the presence of an inner rocky asteroid belt, an outer icy belt, and at least three planets: a gas giant the size of Jupiter, and possibly two terrestrial planets, near the inner and outer belts, respectively.[1]

The system was originally colonized by the colony ship Odyssey with the first wave of humanity's extrasolar colonization in 2362.[2] By the late 25th century, the system had become home to many of the UNSC's strongholds and military bases, such as Reach. It was protected by the UNSC Epsilon Eridani Fleet. Before the Fall of Reach, Epsilon Eridani's superior interstellar jump point had been the most active Slipstream space transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with Epsilon Eridani's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.[3]

Humans held the system for several hundred years, until the Fall of Reach in 2552. After that, the system came under control of the Covenant. By 2589, however, humanity had reclaimed the system and had started recolonizing Reach.[4]

Planets

Epsilon Eridani is home to several planets, with at least six of them known to be inhabited;

Gallery

  • Reach, the military center of the Epsilon Eridani system.

    Reach, the military center of the Epsilon Eridani system.

  • Epsilon Eridani in the sky as viewed from Earth.

    Epsilon Eridani in the sky as viewed from Earth.

  • A space engagement above Reach.

    A space engagement above Reach.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Wikpedia: Epsilon Eridani
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011), page 43
  3. ^ Bungie.net: Halo: Reach - Intel
  4. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Lone Wolf
  5. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, "Prologue"
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 324
  7. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss"
  8. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 62
  9. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 287
  10. ^ Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide, page 22

External Links

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