Ganymede
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Seventh natural satellite |
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5,268 kilometres (3,273 mi) |
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Ganymedian, Ganymedean |
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Ganymede is a natural satellite governed by the Unified Earth Government and is the largest moon of Jupiter in the Sol system.
Overview[edit]
Topography and ecology[edit]
Ganymede is traditionally an airless body, and as such the majority of human settlement on the moon takes place inside a vast underground terraformed cavern system.[1] The moon's surface remains harsh to life.[2]
Locations[edit]
Known residents[edit]
- Paul Gustafson (c.2539)
History[edit]
Rise of humanity[edit]
Ganymede was one of many bodies of the Solar System settled by humanity during the early half of the 22nd century. This era would see Ganymede become home to a significant Frieden presence, and was one of several sites involved in the Jovian Moons Campaign of the Interplanetary War. By mid-2169, Ganymede (along with many other Jovian Moons) had been invaded by the UNSC Marine Corps, and Frieden forces destroyed.[6]
Human-Covenant War[edit]
The EVA-class Mjolnir was first created and tested at the Low/Zero Gravity Testing Facility on Ganymede.[3]
Government and society[edit]
Ganymede is famously proud and isolationist, and as such retains troubled relations with its neighbours. The moon is divided into numerous habitat-states including Aigburth - the political chaos of which is regarded as entertaining, if not educational.[1]
Trivia[edit]
- The country Aigburth is a reference to the British TV series Red Dwarf. It is from the name The Aigburth Arms, where the character Lister was found abandoned as a baby. The city Lister is also a reference to the show, Dave Lister being one of the main characters.
- In the Halo: Reach live-action short Spaceport, Ganymede is a destination listed at the Manassas Spaceport.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 3 (First mentioned)
- Remember Reach
- Spaceport (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Reach (Mentioned only)
- Halo 4
- Spartan Ops (Mentioned only)
- Hunt the Truth (Mentioned only)
- Halo Mythos (First appearance)
- Halo: Retribution (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 41
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 283
- ^ a b c d Bungie.net, Spartan Variant: E.V.A. (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo 3, Armory: EVA helmet description: "The Mjolnir/V variant was developed and tested at UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth on Ganymede, integrating feedback gathered from the Summa Deep Space Incident."
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory: EVA helmet description: "The MJOLNIR V [V] variant was developed and tested at the UNSC facilities in Lister, Aigburth, Ganymede."
- ^ a b Halo Mythos, page 50-51
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