Editing Earth Day 2014 trading cards

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[[File:EarthDay2014Cards.jpg|thumb|300px|A photo of the Earth Day cards.]]
The '''Earth Day 2014 trading cards''' are a series of limited collectible trading cards created by [[343 Industries]] and released for employees of the studio in celebration of [[Wikipedia:Earth Day|Earth Day]], [[2014]]. The cards were made from recycled paper (in keeping with the day's theme), with one random card given to each developer at the studio.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-23-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 4.23.14|D=30|M=08|Y=2014}} The cards consist of small fact files on several species homeworlds from the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] including:
*[[Earth]] ([[human]]ity)
*[[Sanghelios]] ([[Sangheili]])
*[[Doisac]] ([[Jiralhanae]])
*[[Eayn]] ([[Kig-Yar]])
*[[Palamok]] ([[Yanme'e]])
*[[Balaho]] ([[Unggoy]])
*[[Te]] ([[Lekgolo]])
*[[Requiem]] ([[Forerunner]]s)

The graphics used on the cards are predominantly taken from those originally created for ''[[Halo 3]]''{{'}}s "[[Bestiarum]]" booklet, with the exception of Earth (taken from the skybox of the level [[Midnight]]) and Requiem (taken from ''[[Halo 4]]''{{'}}s [[Terminal (Halo 4)|terminals]]).

==Cards==
===Earth===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! EARTH
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Earth|EARTH]]<br>Earth is a world first introduced in the game [[Halo 2]], though it would later appear in [[Halo 3]], [[Halo 3: ODST]], [[Halo 4]]. Earth is the cradle world of the [[human]] species and the center of [[Unified Earth Government|their governance]].
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| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Sol III (Erde Tyrene)
:'''STAR:''' [[Sol system|Sol]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' [[Luna]]
:'''DIAMETER:''' 7,926 miles (12,756km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' 1.0 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' 1.0 atm (N2, O2, Ar)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' -4°F to 104°F (-20°C to 40°C)
:'''DAY LENGTH:''' 24 hours
:'''YEAR LENGTH:''' 365.2 days

:'''DESCRIPTION'''<br>The homeworld of the human species and the center of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] power, Earth's survival at this point is nothing short of incredible. In [[2552]], the Covenant would at last [[Battle for Earth|assault this world]] after nearly [[Human-Covenant War|thirty years of devastation]] in [[Human colonies|the colonies]]. Though it would be scarred by battle, Earth would somehow prevail only [[New Phoenix Incident|to encounter]] yet another enemy in [[2557]]—the Forerunner known as the Didact, who would be narrowly thwarted by the [[John-117|Master Chief]]. With the bristling of [[Insurrection|civil unrest]], the fomenting of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|another Covenant]], and the possibility of the Didact's survival, Earth's future still hangs precariously in the balance.
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File:ED2014 Earth Card Front.png|Earth card front.
File:ED2014 Earth Card Back.png|Earth card back.
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|}

===Sanghelios===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! SANGHELIOS
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Sanghelios|SANGHELIOS]] ([[Sangheili|ELITE]] HOMEWORLD)<br>Sanghelios is the cradle world of the Sangheili species, known to humans as 'Elites,' and currently the site of their largest population and [[Swords of Sanghelios|governing control]].
|-
| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Urs IV
:'''STAR:''' [[Urs system|Urs]]-[[Fied]]-[[Joori]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' [[Qikost]], [[Suban]]
:'''DIAMETER:''' 9,344 miles (15,038km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' 1.375 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' .9 atm (N2, O2, Ar)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' 23°F to 204.8°F (-5°C to 96°C)
:'''DAY LENGTH:''' 29.5 hours
:'''YEAR LENGTH:''' 583.3 days

:'''GEOGRAPHY'''<br>The planet of Sanghelios is largely composed of water. Rather than clumps of continents created by an ancient pangeaic breakage of a singular mass like Earth’s, Sanghelios has latitudinal swaths of land that sweeps across the equatorial plane, generally attributed as the aftereffect of a worldwide flood 3.8 to 4.1 million years ago. Open and landlocked water is in found in significant volumes, with large desert regions that stretch across the deepest interior portions of the continents. These factors have forced the vast majority of Sanghelios' populations to live on the coasts and islands, locations which are usually girded by steep mountain ranges or rocky tombolo drifts and provide substantial protection during the planet’s harrowing rain season.
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File:ED2014 Sanghelios Card Front.png|Sanghelios card front.
File:ED2014 Sanghelios Card Back.png|Sanghelios card back.
</gallery>
|}
===Doisac===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! DOISAC
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Doisac|DOISAC]] ([[Jiralhanae|BRUTE]] HOMEWORLD)<br>Doisac is the homeworld of the Jiralhanae species, previously in service to the [[Covenant]] and known to humans as 'Brutes.'
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| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Oth Sonin IV
:'''STAR:''' [[Oth Sonin system|Oth Sonin]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' [[Warial]], [[Soirapt]], [[Teash]]
:'''DIAMETER:''' 15,491 km (24,930 km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' 2.1 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' 1.3 atm (N2, O2, Ar)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' 5°F to 125.6°F (-15°C to 52°C)
:'''DAY LENGTH:''' 27.1 hours
:'''YEAR LENGTH:''' 294.9 days

:'''GEOGRAPHY'''<br>The hulking world of Doisac is larger than Earth, comprised of twelve distinct continents, and has significantly less water coverage. Three of these land masses ([[Rleod]], [[Fotg]], and [[L'Gesh]]) have become the most heavily populated following the wake of the Jiralhanae's integration into the Covenant, with two ([[Gfolos]] and [[Rheolith]]) still suffering from the chemical miasma left over from an inter-[[clan]] [[First Immolation|nuclear war]] waged several hundred years earlier. Although these polluted areas are considered quarantined and off-limits, all continents are occupied by Jiralhanae populations of varying numbers.
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File:ED2014 Doisac Card Front.png|Doisac card front.
File:ED2014 Doisac Card Back.png|Dosiac card back.
</gallery>
|}

===Eayn===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! EAYN
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Eayn|EAYN]] ([[Kig-yar|JACKAL]] HOMEWORLD)<br>Eayn is the homeworld of the Kig-Yar species, currently in service to the Covenant and known to humans as both 'Jackals' and '[[Skirmisher]]s.'
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| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Y'Deio III
:'''STAR:''' [[Y'Deio system|Y'Deio]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' N/A
:'''DIAMETER:''' 2,674 miles (4,303km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' .875 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' .9 atm, (N2, O2, Ar)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' 0.4°F to 113°F (-18°C to 45°C)
:'''DAY LENGTH:''' 20.6 hours
:'''YEAR LENGTH:''' 739.5 days

:'''GEOGRAPHY'''<br>Eayn's surface is comprised of a single equatorial ocean known as [[Czaalo]] with two supercontinents: [[Ah'lomet]] in the northern hemisphere and [[Ruuht]] in the southern hemisphere; as well as three lesser continents known as [[Sintoh]], [[Ibie'sh]], and [[Prien'sh]]. This natural evolutionary bifurcation that this type of geographical division engendered intensified distinctions between subspecies that were (in some cases) bound to millions of years of segregated genetic alignment.
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File:ED2014 Eayn Card Front.png|Eayn card front.
File:ED2014 Eayn Card Back.png|Eayn card back.
</gallery>
|}

===Palamok===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! PALAMOK
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Palamok|PALAMOK]] ([[Yanme'e|DRONE]] HOMEWORLD)<br>Palamok is the homeworld of the Yanme'e species, previously in service to the Covenant and known to humans as 'Drones'.
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| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Napret III
:'''STAR:''' [[Napret system|Napret]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' [[Naxook]], [[Oquiu]], [[Ka'amoti]]
:'''DIAMETER:''' 15,704 miles (25,273km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' 2.0 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' 0.9 atm (CO2, O2, Ar)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' 84.2°F to 107.6°F (29°C to 42°C)
:'''DAY LENGTH:''' 34.2 hours
:'''YEAR LENGTH:''' 261.5 days

:'''GEOGRAPHY'''<br>Palamok is only 37% covered in water, making its biosphere remarkably unique. This single landmass that represents the bulk of Palamok’s surface is called [[Quet'ot]]. Its two major oceans are [[Xalasst]] and [[Kez'shaet]], and although these are large by Earth-standards, they are relatively small on the surface of Palamok, both being completely surrounded by land. One unique feature of Palamok is that the entire planet is remarkably flat and featureless from a geological perspective, with very little tectonic or volcanic activity.
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File:ED2014 Palamok Card Front.png|Palamok card front.
File:ED2014 Palamok Card Back.png|Palamok card back.
</gallery>
|}

===Balaho===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! BALAHO
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Balaho|BALAHO]] ([[Unggoy|GRUNT]] HOMEWORLD)<br>Balaho is the homeworld of the Unggoy species, previously in service to the Covenant and known to humans as 'Grunts.'
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| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Tala IV
:'''STAR:''' [[Tala system|Tala]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' [[Buwan]], [[Padpad]]
:'''DIAMETER:''' 1,888 miles (3,038km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' .709 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' 5.7 atm (CO2, CH4, He)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' -27.4°F to 41°F (-33°C to 5°C)
:'''DAY LENGTH:''' 18.9 hours
:'''YEAR LENGTH:''' 910.4 days

:'''GEOGRAPHY'''<br>Although they are rarely seen due to the planet’s cloud cover and the vast expanses of ice from both poles, Balaho has three continents: [[Qethro]], [[Vysolep]], and [[Kavmit]]. (Qethro having the largest equatorial spread and therefore the highest population of indigenous life). Although most of the planet is buried under mountains of snow and ice, its centermost strip is covered in rocky volcano and spout-dense ranges, as well as gelid wetlands—all of which provide the methanous warmth around which life has gathered.
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File:ED2014 Balaho Card Front.png|Balaho card front.
File:ED2014 Balaho Card Back.png|Balaho card back.
</gallery>
|}

===Te===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! TE
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Te|TE]] ([[Lekgolo|HUNTER]] HOMEWORLD)<br>Te is the homeworld of the Lekgolo species, previously in service to the Covenant and known to humans as 'Hunters.'
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| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Svir V
:'''STAR:''' [[Svir system|Svir]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' [[Rantu]], [[Uhtua]]
:'''DIAMETER:''' 19,789 miles (31,848km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' 4 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' 1.2 atm (N2, He, CH4)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' -4°F to 203°F (-20°C to 95°C)
:'''DAY LENGTH:''' 13.4 hours
:'''YEAR LENGTH:''' 4,380.7 days

:'''GEOGRAPHY'''<br>When they were first discovered by the Covenant, the Lekgolo were found densely packed into the hollows and crevices which cover Te’s natural satellites and icy rings. Outside, their colonies look similar to any lunar craters—vastly scattered pockets and channels strewn across the surface of a moon or an asteroid. Inside, the environments are relatively warm, low-lit caves, thick with the eel-like shape of Lekgolo, similar to some Earth-based habitats for earthworms or some exotic eels.
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File:ED2014 Te Card Front.png|Te card front.
File:ED2014 Te Card Back.png|Te card back.
</gallery>
|}

===Requiem===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%"
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! TE
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| '''Front:''' 
:[[Requiem|REQUIEM]]<br>Requiem is a world introduced in Halo 4, though it was first shown in Halo 3 and mentioned in [[Halo: Silentium]] as well as [[Halo: The Thursday War]]. Requiem was the first Forerunner [[shield world]] created as a fortress for the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], the Protector of [[Ecumene]].
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| '''Back:'''
:'''STATISTICS'''
:'''DESIGNATION:''' Shield World 0001
:'''STAR:''' [[Epoloch system|Epoloch]]
:'''SATELLITE(S):''' N/A
:'''DIAMETER:''' 6,703 miles (10,787km)
:'''GRAVITY:''' .987 G
:'''ATMOSPHERE:''' 1.2 atm (N2, O2, Ar)
:'''SURFACE TEMPERATURE:''' -36°F to 159°F (-38°C to 71°C)

:'''DESCRIPTION'''<br>What is essentially an enormous series of concentric planetary shells enclosed within each other and hidden beneath a vast armored surface, the shield world of Requiem was the Didact's main refuge during his command of the Forerunner [[Warrior-Servant|military]]. Requiem would be placed in dormancy when the Didact's wife, the [[Librarian]], discovered [[Composer|his crimes]] against the humans and betrayed him, locking him away in a [[Cryptum]]. After he was awakened, Requiem once again became a key strategic point for the Forerunner, and the UNSC would come into conflict with its extensive [[Promethean]] army, and its mysterious secrets for some time, until the artificial planet [[Requiem Campaign|was hurled]] into its system's sun, Epoloch.
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File:ED2014 Requiem Card Front.png|Requiem card front.
File:ED2014 Requiem Card Back.png|Requiem card back.
</gallery>
|}

==Errors==
The cards contain several contradictions with established ''Halo'' canon. These include:
*Doisac is listed as Oth Sonin IV; canonically the world was established to be Oth Sonin III in the ''Bestiarum''.
*The Sanghelios card contains a typo: ''landlocked water is in found in''
*Balaho's diameter is listed as 1,888 miles (3,038km) when it should be 4,869 miles (7,836km).
*Te's diameter is listed as 19,789 miles (31,848km) when it should be 54,164 miles (87,168km)

==Sources==
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