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| [[File:Epsiloneridani.jpg|thumb|250px|One of [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]]'s two asteroid belts.]] | | [[File:Epsiloneridani.jpg|thumb|250px|One of [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]]'s two asteroid belts.]] |
| An '''asteroid''' is a naturally occurring solid object that is smaller than a planet. They are often found in asteroid belts orbiting a star or in planetary ring systems. Asteroids may also occur scattered in orbital [[Lagrange point]]s.<ref>''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', page 166</ref> | | An '''asteroid''' is a naturally occurring solid object that is smaller than a planet. Asteroids are often found in asteroid belts orbiting a star, or, in some cases, trailing a planet in a [[Lagrange point|Lagrangian point]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 166''</ref> |
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| ==Uses==
| | Asteroids can also be used as habitats or [[military base]]s, with [[artificial gravity]] often provided by rotation. Notable examples of this were the [[Insurrectionist]] hideouts [[Eridanus Secundus]] and [[the Rubble]], the latter being a remarkable feat of engineering, composed of hundreds of asteroids with independent propulsion systems connected by flexible docking tubes.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 62''</ref> [[Covenant Empire|The Covenant]] used asteroids such as [[K7-49]] as refineries and shipyards.<ref name="GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 83-84''</ref> |
| Some asteroids have been converted by [[human]]ity to serve as [[human colonies|colony habitats]] or [[military base]]s. While many asteroids are too small to maintain sufficient gravitational pull or atmosphere on their outer surfaces despite advanced [[terraforming]] technology, this shortcoming can be surmounted by constructing the habitat into the hollowed-out interior of the asteroid, with [[artificial gravity|simulated gravity]] provided by the centrifugal force of the asteroid's spin. Notable examples of such asteroids were the [[Insurrectionist]] hideouts [[Eridanus Secundus]] and [[the Rubble]], the latter being a remarkable feat of engineering, composed of hundreds of asteroids with independent propulsion systems connected by flexible docking tubes.<ref>''Halo: The Cole Protocol'', page 62</ref>
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| The [[Covenant]] used asteroids such as [[K7-49]] as refineries and shipyards.<ref name="GoO">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', pages 83-84</ref> The [[Kig-Yar]] home system, the [[Y'Deio system]], is home to an exceedingly large asteroid field which is home to many Kig-Yar colonies.<ref>''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>
| | In a skirmish following the [[Callisto Incident]] in [[2494]], an asteroid was used by the Insurrectionists to gain a tactical advantage in battle, using a outward-facing [[nuclear weapon|nuclear explosive device]] buried in an asteroid, greatly increasing the destructive power of the weapon in vacuum environment by providing enough reactive mass to destroy one UNSC ship and cripple two.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 440''</ref> |
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| Asteroids have also seen weaponized uses in space engagements. In a skirmish following the [[Callisto Incident]] in [[2494]], an asteroid was used by the Insurrectionists to gain a tactical advantage in battle, using a outward-facing [[nuclear weapon|nuclear explosive device]] buried in an asteroid, greatly increasing the destructive power of the weapon in vacuum environment by providing enough reactive mass to destroy one UNSC ship and cripple two.<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole</ref> [[Forerunner]] warships, such as [[Harrier-class vessel]]s, were equipped with "gravity slings", gravitic weapons which allowed them to propel asteroids or other small objects at great velocities and use them as projectiles. A notable advantage of this over the more common [[directed energy weapon]]s was the vessel's ability to remain untraceable. This tactic was used by the Forerunners to their great advantage in the [[Battle of the 78th Thema|battle at Path Terrulian]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref>''Halo: Silentium'', String 25</ref>
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| ==Known asteroids or asteroid belts== | | ==Known asteroids or asteroid belts== |
| *[[T'vao]] | | *[[T'vao]] |
| *[[Dal'koth]]
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| *[[Ivanoff Station]] | | *[[Ivanoff Station]] |
| *[[Bonanza asteroid belt]] | | *[[Bonanza Asteroid Belt]] |
| *[[Eridanus system|Eridanus asteroid belt]] | | *[[Eridanus system|Eridanus asteroid belt]] |
| **[[Eridanus Secundus]] | | **[[Eridanus Secundus]] |
| *[[Coral]] asteroid belt<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'', Dutch Interview</ref>
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| *[[Indra Asteroid Cluster]] | | *[[Indra Asteroid Cluster]] |
| *[[Origami Asteroid Field]] | | *[[Origami Asteroid Field]] |
| *[[The Rubble]] | | *[[The Rubble]] |
| *[[K7-49]] | | *[[K7-49]] |
| *[[Sothra Hakkor|Sothra Hakkor ring system]] | | *[[Sothra Hakkor|Sothra Hakkor asteroid belt]] |
| *[[A'zhd]]
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:Reach-AsteroidField.jpg|An asteroid belt in ''Halo: Reach''.
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| File:FoR Eridanus Secundus ext.png|Eridanus Secundus and the Eridanus asteroid belt. | | File:FoR Eridanus Secundus ext.png|Eridanus Secundus and the Eridanus asteroid belt. |
| File:H2A Terminals TheRubble.png|A view of the Rubble.
| | File:The Rubble.png|A view of the Rubble. |
| File:The Rubble.png|Another view of the Rubble. | |
| File:HE13 Infinity Impact.jpg|''Infinity'' collides with an asteroid.
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| File:TFoR-as-Laden.jpg|The [[Parabola-class freighter|freighter]] ''[[Laden]]'' traversing through the [[Eridanus system]]'s asteroid belt.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[The Babysitter]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| **''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silentium]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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