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| | [[Image:Coral.jpg|thumb|An artist's impression of Coral in the HD 40307 system. |
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| | '''Coral''' is a [[Human]] occupied colony in a system 42 lightyears from [[Earth]].<ref>[[Media:Four_goats.ogg|four_goats.ogg]]</ref> It presumably orbits the star [[wikipedia:HD 40307|HD 40307]], which is known to possess three large "Super-Earth" planets. |
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| '''Coral''', formally designated '''CE-2-1239 e''' by the [[Forerunner]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}} was a [[human]]-occupied [[Outer Colony|Outer]] [[Human colonies|Colony]]{{Ref/Book|[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=15}} in [[CE-2-1239|a system]] 42 light-years from [[Earth]].<ref>''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 1|Chapter 1]] - Kamal: "The Arrangement"</ref> | |
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| ==Overview==
| | At an unknown date, a Coral mining operation uncovered the tip of a [[Forerunner]] installation. The miners used explosives to excavate a depth of 30 meters, uncovering the undamaged tip of the installation. Archaeologists in the employ of [[ONI]] were able to dig out about eighty meters of the complex, which seems to be even more expansive. The complex has been described as made from metallic crystal, symmetrical to a near-atomic scale, and adorned with decorative artistic motifs.<ref>[[Conversations from the Universe]]</ref> |
| ===Known residents===
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| *[[Kamal Zaman]] - Medical school graduate
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| *[[Sophia Bossedon]] - College student
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| *[[Sandra Tillson]] - [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] scientist/[[civilian]] contractor
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| ==History==
| | In late September of [[2552]], it was reported that Coral had been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]. The fate of the Forerunner installation remains unknown.<ref>[[Media:they_got_it.ogg|they_got_it.ogg]]</ref> |
| ===Coral mining operation===
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| At an unknown date, a Coral mining operation uncovered the tip of a Forerunner installation. The miners used explosives to excavate a depth of 30 meters, uncovering the undamaged tip of the installation. An [[Xenoarchaeology|archaeological]] [[Orion Archaeological Expedition|expedition]] overseen by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was able to dig out about eighty meters of the complex, which seems to be even more expansive. The complex has been described as made from metallic crystal, symmetrical to a near-atomic scale, and adorned with decorative artistic motifs.{{Ref/Game|[[Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition]]|Detail=[[Conversations from the Universe]]}}
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| ===Human-Covenant war===
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| Though the details are unknown, [[Taylor H. Miles]] reports having taken part in an engagement in the Coral [[asteroid]] belt.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' - Dutch Interview</ref>
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| In late September of [[2552]], it was reported that Coral had been attacked by the [[Covenant]].<ref>''I love bees'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 8|Chapter 8]] - Kamal: "Coral is Gone"</ref> | |
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| ===Post-war===
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| Following the Covenant War, Dr. [[William Iqbal]] suggested reexamining the items, data and images from sites on Coral with the new context gained from the discovery of the [[Halo Array]].<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', [[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]</ref>
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *The only known residents of Coral, Kamal and Sophia, speak about their families forbidding them to eat pork. In addition, Kamal's surname (Zaman) is common in peoples of Muslim descent. Therefore, it is quite possible that Coral had a significant Muslim population.
| | *The ''Halo'' novel [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|''Ghosts of Onyx'']] had a working title of "Ghosts of Coral". This led to a great deal of speculation about Coral and its background; however, it turned out to be unrelated. |
| *The ''Halo'' novel ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' had a working title of "Ghosts of Coral". This led to a great deal of speculation about Coral and its background. However, it turned out to be unrelated. | | *Coral is the home planet of [[Kamal Zaman]] and [[Sophia Bossedon]] in the ''[[I Love Bees]]'' saga. |
| | | *The only known residents of Coral, Kamal and Sophia, speak about their families forbidding them to eat pork. In addition Kamal's surname (Zaman) is common in peoples of Muslim descent. Therefore it is quite possible that Coral has a significant (perhaps even a majority) Muslim population. |
| ==List of appearances==
| | *Coral is further from Earth than [[Harvest]]. |
| *''[[i love bees]]'' {{Fm}}
| | *A [[UNSC]] ship traveling through slipstream space at 2.65 lypd (light years per day) would only take about 16 days to reach Coral from Earth, a Covenant ship however traveling at 915 lypd would only take .05 percent of a day to reach Coral from Earth. |
| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| **''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}} | |
| *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' {{Mo}} | |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | |
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| [[Category:Planets]] | | [[Category:Planets]] |
| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category: UNSC Colonies]] |
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