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'''Atlas''' is a [[UNSC]] colony with [[Atlas Moons|multiple moons]]. The prolonged [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]] was fought on the planet's moons by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], ending in a rare UNSC victory.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 179''</ref>
'''Atlas''' is a human colony world known to have [[Atlas Moons|multiple moons]]. The prolonged [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] was fought around the planet's moons by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], ending in a rare UNSC victory.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 179''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The planet (like the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}) is named after [[Wikipedia:Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]], a titan from the [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]] who bore the world on his back.
The planet (like the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}) is named after [[Wikipedia:Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]], a titan from the [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]] who bore the world on his back.


==Sources==
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Atlas is a human colony world known to have multiple moons. The prolonged Siege of the Atlas Moons during the Human-Covenant War was fought around the planet's moons by Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb, ending in a rare UNSC victory.[1]

Trivia

The planet (like the UNSC Atlas) is named after Atlas, a titan from the Greek mythology who bore the world on his back.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 179