Editing Big Crater Bay

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:Reach Orbit.png|thumb|300px|Big Crater Bay, as seen from orbit.]]
'''Big Crater Bay''' is a large body of [[water]] on the surface of the [[Human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] [[Planet|world]] of [[Reach]]. It was south of the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=sorchapt1|Novel=Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=1}}

==History==
===Human-Covenant war===
During the [[Fall of Reach]], on [[2552|August 13th, 2552,]] the [[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]] were also deployed to an island in the middle of the bay. The [[7th Shock Troops Battalion]], [[22nd Shock Troops Battalion]], elements of the [[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)|124th Infantry Brigade]] and an element of the [[34th Infantry Brigade]] were all deployed to locations near the rim of the bay.{{Ref/Level|HR|Tip of the Spear|Detail=[[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)|Viery Territory order of battle]]}} A Covenant force was deployed to the island in the middle of the bay on August 14th.{{Ref/Level|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace|Detail=Corvette bridge hologram}} 

By August 30th, most locations along the rim of the bay were glassed.{{Ref/Level|HR|[[Noble Actual]]}}

===Post-war===
On [[2559#October|October 7, 2559]], during [[Operation]]: [[Operation: WOLFE|WOLFE]], the [[D102 Owl|Owl Insertion Craft]] ''[[UNSC Special Delivery|Special Delivery]]'' flew over Big Crater Bay on its way to the [[Highland Mountains]].{{Ref/Reuse|sorchapt1}}

==Gallery==
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File:HR - Prologue Reach.png|Big Crater Bay (seen near the bottom of the planet) glassed, as seen from orbit.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{C|First named}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Reach locations]]
[[Category:Bodies of water]]