Europa
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Europa is a natural satellite of Jupiter in the Sol system. Governed by the Unified Earth Government, Europa is a human colony world. It has been fully terraformed, though it retains a frosty atmosphere.[1]
Overview[edit]
Environmental features[edit]
Locations[edit]
History[edit]
Rise of humanity[edit]
- Main article: First Diaspora
Theories existed that the oceans beneath Europa's icy surface may be inhabited with amino acids and the building blocks of life, created by ocean vents. However, when the first colonists began settling on the Jovian moons in around 2080, they discovered that this was not the case. Colonization occurred without the discovery of any new life forms.[1] Nonetheless, humans would later maintain xenobiology labs on Europa.[2]
At some point, Europa was fully terraformed for human habitation, but still retained its frosty atmosphere.[1]
Interplanetary era[edit]
The Frieden movement started in Katreus, a major city on Europa, in the mid-22nd century. In 2158, the Friedens bombed an embassy in the Europan city, Thynia, leveling the building with military-grade explosives. In response to the rising Frieden threat, the United Nations sent colonial advisors to Io to aid in policing efforts across the Jovian moons. However, when Frieden forces attacked the colonial advisors, the Jovian Moons Campaign began, a three-month conflict throughout the moons of Jupiter between forces of the United Nations, Frieden movement, and Koslovics. In 2163, Frieden leader Nadja Mielke was assassinated while on her way to a command center in the city of Pelagon on Europa, leading to the Mars Campaign as Frieden forces attacked Koslovic forces in Argyre Planitia on Mars. These conflicts would eventually escalate into the Interplanetary War.[3]
Other events[edit]
After only a few years of service, Halcyon-class light cruisers were put into long term storage near Europa.[4]
Human-Covenant war[edit]
- Main article: Human-Covenant War
Over the course of the Covenant War, the Halcyon-class ships near Europa were pulled out of storage for use on the frontlines.[4]
The Spartan-II supersoldiers had a mission on Europa some time before 2552;[5] this operation is regarded as the liveliest incursion on Europa since the Jovian Moons Campaign. Europa was left unscathed when the Covenant attacked the Sol system during the Human-Covenant War.[1]
Post-war[edit]
Unusual activity has been detected in the subsurface oceans of the moon following the activation of the Excession, though nothing was pinpointed.[6]
After the Covenant War, the Prefect variant of the MJOLNIR (GEN2) armor was tested in Denegroth, West Conamara on Europa.[7]
Trivia[edit]
The moon was named after Europa, a queen in Greek mythology.
Gallery[edit]
The scale size of Jupiter and its moons, including Europa.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: First Strike (First mentioned)
- Halo 4 (Mentioned only)
- Halo Mythos (First appearance)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 294-295
- ^ Halo Mythos, page 50-51
- ^ Halo Mythos, page 46-47
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 119
- ^ Halo: First Strike, chapter 29
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 41
- ^ Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin - 7.10.13: (defunct) (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2014) [archive]
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