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[[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of the [[Etran Harborage]].]] | [[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of the [[Etran Harborage]].]] | ||
A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Timeline"/> Beneath the artificial planetary surface span kilometers of machinery, including many access portals which lead to the sphere's interior; these portals remain sealed when not in use. The interior of the installation is hollow and features a vast [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface and a miniature [[Astroengineering|artificial star]]. At least one such installation, the [[Etran Harborage]], had an interior diameter of 2,873 kilometers (1,787 miles).<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shield World''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008060749/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 Archive.org])</ref> | A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Timeline"/> Beneath the artificial planetary surface span kilometers of machinery, including many access portals which lead to the sphere's interior; these portals remain sealed when not in use. The interior of the installation is hollow and features a vast [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface and a miniature [[Astroengineering|artificial star]]. At least one such installation, the [[Etran Harborage]], had an interior diameter of 2,873 kilometers (1,787 miles).<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shield World''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008060749/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
While these installations provide safety from the firing of the Halo Array, many possess weapons that can be used to defend the installation's inhabitants; some even harbor fleets of [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]].<ref name="Control">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 35''</ref> These defenses can be activated from an installation's [[control room]] or equivalent control center, which sometimes takes the form of an [[Apex Site|airborne platform]]. However, the control center must be activated by a [[human]]: a [[Reclaimer]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Wars">'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | While these installations provide safety from the firing of the Halo Array, many possess weapons that can be used to defend the installation's inhabitants; some even harbor fleets of [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]].<ref name="Control">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 35''</ref> These defenses can be activated from an installation's [[control room]] or equivalent control center, which sometimes takes the form of an [[Apex Site|airborne platform]]. However, the control center must be activated by a [[human]]: a [[Reclaimer]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Wars">'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | ||