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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. 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> | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
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 spin of the asteroid. Such habitats are known to be constructed by [[human]]ity to serve as [[human colonies|colony habitats]] or [[military base]]s. 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> | |||
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 [[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, [[Y'Deio]], is home to an exceedingly large asteroid field which is home to many Kig-Yar colonies.<ref>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> | ||
Asteroids have also | Asteroids have also been used to an advantage 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", ''page 440''</ref> | ||
==Known asteroids or asteroid belts== | ==Known asteroids or asteroid belts== | ||
*[[T'vao | *[[T'vao]] | ||
*[[Ivanoff Station]] | *[[Ivanoff Station]] | ||
*[[Bonanza | *[[Bonanza Asteroid Belt]] | ||
*[[Eridanus system|Eridanus asteroid belt]] | *[[Eridanus system|Eridanus asteroid belt]] | ||
**[[Eridanus Secundus]] | **[[Eridanus Secundus]] | ||
*[[Indra Asteroid Cluster]] | *[[Indra Asteroid Cluster]] | ||
*[[Origami Asteroid Field]] | *[[Origami Asteroid Field]] | ||
*[[The Rubble]] | *[[The Rubble]] | ||
*[[K7-49]] | *[[K7-49]] | ||
*[[Sothra Hakkor|Sothra Hakkor | *[[Sothra Hakkor|Sothra Hakkor asteroid belt]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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:The Rubble.png|A view of the Rubble. | |||
File:The Rubble.png| | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 4 | |||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' | *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Asteroids| ]] | [[Category:Asteroids| ]] | ||
[[Category:Astronomical objects]] | [[Category:Astronomical objects]] |