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 One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' with the UNSC [[Halcyon-class cruiser|''Halcyon''-class cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from [[Reach]] to [[Installation 04]], yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours from the occupants' frame of reference. However, this may have been due to the influence of the [[Forerunner crystal]], which simultaneously caused the ''Ascendant Justice'' to go back in time for several days as a result of its occupants being on an event path intersecting the crystal.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 247-248'' (2003 edition)</ref>
-Though the Covenant use a modified version of Forerunner systems, true unaltered [[Forerunner]] slipspace technology was first observed in the form of [[the Portal]] transporting UNSC and Covenant vessels from [[Earth]] to [[The Ark]], transporting them hundreds of thousands of light years within a month.<ref group="note">The Sol system is located between 25 and 28,000 lightyears from the galactic centre, while the Ark is "2<sup>18</sup>"ly from it (262096ly). If the Earth was at its nearest to the Ark (that is, 28,000ly away from the centre and on the Ark's side of the galaxy), it would be 234,096ly away - at its furthest it would be 290,096ly away. It should be noted that the Ark had been used by Forerunner dreadnought shortly beforehand; its wake could exaggerate the velocities within the slipspace portal.</ref> Additionally, while a Covenant assault carrier could reach Delta Halo from Earth in thirteen days, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] took only five days to travel the same distance. Given the fact that Covenant understanding of Forerunner technology is comparatively primitive, the ship may have been capable of much higher velocities. This is very likely as the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' was able to travel from the vicinity of [[Installation 03]] to Earth in a matter of minutes.
+Though the Covenant use a modified version of Forerunner systems, true unaltered [[Forerunner]] slipspace technology was first observed in the form of [[the Portal]] transporting UNSC and Covenant vessels from [[Earth]] to [[The Ark]], transporting them hundreds of thousands of light years within a month, which equates to approximately 10,000 light years per day.<ref group="note">The Sol system is located between 25 and 28,000 lightyears from the galactic centre, while the Ark is "2<sup>18</sup>"ly from it (262096ly). If the Earth was at its nearest to the Ark (that is, 28,000ly away from the centre and on the Ark's side of the galaxy), it would be 234,096ly away - at its furthest it would be 290,096ly away. 234,096/~25 days= 9,364 ly/day to 290,096/~25 days= 11,604 ly/day .It should be noted that the Ark had been used by Forerunner dreadnought shortly beforehand; its wake could exaggerate the velocities within the slipspace portal.</ref> However the Forerunners were capable of going much faster as proven in [[2555]] when a task force was sent to the Ark to attempt to stop another activation of the [[Halo Array]]. After the portal at Voi was reactivated the team traveled through it, a journey that should have taken weeks with the Covenant slipspace drive only took a matter of hours. This is because the Ark's energy conduits that powered the portal's slipspace drive systems were generating much more than they were designed for which allowed the Covenant corvette to travel tens of thousands of light years per hour.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''page 347''</ref> Another example of Forerunner slipspace velocity is with the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], while a Covenant assault carrier could reach Delta Halo from Earth in thirteen days, the Forerunner Dreadnought took only five days to travel the same distance. Given the fact that Covenant understanding of Forerunner technology is comparatively primitive, the ship may have been capable of much higher velocities. This is very likely as the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' was able to travel from the vicinity of [[Installation 03]] to Earth in a matter of minutes.
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