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==Overview==
==Overview==
===Astronomical features===
===Topography===
Harvest was a small planet, approximately one-third the size of [[Earth]] with an equatorial diameter of slightly more than 4,000 kilometers (2,484 miles), making Harvest slightly smaller than the [[Sol system|Sol]] planet [[Mercury]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=pg33|HCH|Page=33}} In terms of surface area, Harvest possessed ~50 million km², roughly one-tenth the surface area of Earth. Harvest orbited [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi]] extremely quickly, much faster than most other UNSC colonies, at roughly 150,000 km/h, or ~41 km/sec (by comparison, Earth orbits Sol at roughly 30 km/sec). Harvest had no natural satellites. Harvest also has a day/night cycle only 17.5 Earth hours long. Out of a total of five planets in the Epsilon Indi system, Harvest was the only habitable planet, as well as being fertile for farming.
[[File:HW HarvestIce MattePainting 2.jpg|thumb|300px|Panorama of Harvest's landscape.]]
Harvest was a small planet, approximately one-third the size of [[Earth]] with an equatorial diameter of slightly more than 4,000 kilometers (2,484 miles), making Harvest slightly smaller than the [[Sol system|Sol]] planet [[Mercury]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=pg33|HCH|Page=33}} In terms of surface area, Harvest possessed ~50 million km², roughly one-tenth the surface area of Earth. Harvest orbited [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi]] extremely quickly, much faster than most other UNSC colonies, at roughly 150,000 km/h, or ~41 km/sec (by comparison, Earth orbits Sol at roughly 30 km/sec). Harvest had no natural satellites. Harvest also has a day/night cycle only 17.5 Earth hours long. Out of a total of five planets in the Epsilon Indi system, Harvest was the only habitable planet, as well as being fertile for farming. The super-continent [[Edda]] dominated the planet, taking up roughly 67% of its surface. Two low-salinity seas covered the remainder of the planet, [[Hugin Sea|Hugin]] to the north, and [[Munin Sea|Munin]] to the south.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=74}} Almost 86% of Edda is within 500 meters of sea level, the only major change in elevation is the [[Bifrost]], an escarpment that "cuts" Edda in half.


[[File:H4 Harvest Farmland.png|thumb|right|250px|Harvest was a significant source of agricultural exports to much of human space.]]
Harvest's surface was once beautiful, covered in grassland and forests, lush fields and rolling hills, and a thousand lakes swarming with fish. The orchards were filled with luscious crops. [[Starling]]s and [[bat]]s were among the introduced species.{{Ref/Novel|GOO|Page=75}}
===Environmental features===
 
The super-continent [[Edda]] dominated the planet, taking up roughly 67% of its surface. Two low-salinity seas covered the remainder of the planet, [[Hugin Sea|Hugin]] to the north, and [[Munin Sea|Munin]] to the south.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Page=74}} Almost 86% of Edda is within 500 meters of sea level, the only major change in elevation is the [[Bifrost]], an escarpment that "cuts" Edda in half.
After being glassed, however, the surface was reduced to a layer of melted glass, the destruction visible from orbit.{{Ref/Novel|HFoR|Chapter=??}} The environment suffered a catastrophic blow as a result, the once glorious landscape turning into a nearly frozen tundra, causing most species to quickly go extinct. Soon, all that remained of Harvest's original ecosystem were the scavengers, feeding off the rotting remains of the planet's once abundant wildlife, and even they perished before long. Now, the planet is submerged in nuclear winter, with no life on the surface. But, even after all of this, there are still several Forerunner complexes, surviving deep in the planet's mantle.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=22}} [[Harvest bird|One species of bird]] was known to survive the glassing to [[2531]].{{Ref/Level|HW|Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base}}


====Locations====
====Locations====
[[File:HW HarvestIce MattePainting 1.jpg|thumb|250px|The ice sheets of Harvest's northern pole.]]
*[[Edda]]
*[[Edda]]
**[[Bifrost]]
**[[Bifrost]]
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**[[Relic (location)|Forerunner Relic]]
**[[Relic (location)|Forerunner Relic]]
*[[Newton Armory]]
*[[Newton Armory]]
[[File:HW HarvestIce MattePainting 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ice sheets of Harvest's northern polar region.]]
===Ecology===
Harvest's surface was once beautiful, covered in grassland and forests, lush fields, rolling hills, seas, and a thousand lakes.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GOO75|GoO|Page=75}} A major limestone escarpment, the [[Bifrost]], began on the northern plains just south of the Hugin Sea and cut southwesterly towards the equator.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH5|CH|Chapter=5}} The presence of limestone suggests low-energy water conditions with vast accumulation of organic matter millions of years in the planet's past.
Harvest featured a significant number of organisms imported from Earth due to its agricultural usage. Magnolia trees were common, as well as oak trees, broadleaf shrubs, moss, ferns, and grasses.{{Ref/Reuse|CH15}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH20|CH|Chapter=20}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4H}} The planet was populated by numerous orchards, vineyards, gardens, and fields of crop, ranging from humble family farms to sophisticated corporate-industrial operations.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=GOO75}} Some of its crops included: apple, cantaloupe, cherries, corn, various grains, grapes, peaches, pears, soy, and wheat.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH1|CH|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=7}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH8|CH|Chapter=8}}{{Ref/Reuse|CH13}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH15|CH|Chapter=15}} One [[Harvest (map)|facility]] near the Tiara space elevators hydroponically grew a crop which appeared to be varieties of aloe.{{Ref/Reuse|H4H}} Some of its wheat crops were said to be so plump that an entire day of blazing sun failed to reach the ground beneath them. The crops were sprayed with fungicide, indicating the presence of crop-eating fungi.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH13|CH|Chapter=13}}
Harvest's thousand lakes were swarming with fish. Swarms of honeybees aided in crop pollination.{{Ref/Reuse|CH15}} [[Starling]]s and other hardy bird species, as well as [[bat]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|GOO75}} were among the species introduced during colonization to help contain the planet's essential insect population.{{Ref/Reuse|CH15}} Gophers plagued many fields and had to be shot by farmers to protect their crop.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Dirt|Evo|Story=Dirt}}
After being glassed, the surface was reduced to a layer of melted glass, the destruction visible from orbit.{{Ref/Novel|HFoR|Chapter=??}} The environment suffered a catastrophic blow as a result, the once glorious landscape turning into a nearly frozen tundra, causing most species to quickly go extinct. Dead trees remained standing where they perished in the snow and ice.{{Ref/Reuse|HWAB}} Soon, all that remained of Harvest's original ecosystem were the scavengers, feeding off the rotting remains of the planet's once abundant wildlife, and even they perished before long. Now, the planet is submerged in nuclear winter, with no life on the surface. But, even after all of this, there are still several Forerunner complexes, surviving deep in the planet's mantle.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=22}} [[Harvest bird|One species of bird]] was known to survive the glassing to [[2531]].{{Ref/Level|Id=HWAB|HW|Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base}}


===Known residents===
===Known residents===
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[[File:WFHarvest.png|thumb|left|150px|Harvest after its glassing.]]
[[File:WFHarvest.png|thumb|left|150px|Harvest after its glassing.]]
===Post-War===
===Post-War===
In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]], Harvest has yet to see any formal effort at reclamation or rehabitation by humanity, due in part to sorrow at the conflict which consumed the world and impracticality due to the planet's location in deep-space.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=44}} Software simulations of Harvest's [[space elevator]] base have been created by the UNSC for use in their [[War Games]] training exercises, with [[Harvest (map)|Map_Set/: 309-8]] used by [[Spartan Operations]] for such purposes.{{Ref/Map|Id=H4H|H4|Harvest (map)|Harvest}}{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=219}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]], Harvest has yet to see any formal effort at reclamation or rehabitation by humanity, due in part to sorrow at the conflict which consumed the world and impracticality due to the planet's location in deep-space.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=44}} Software simulations of Harvest's [[space elevator]] base have been created by the UNSC for use in their [[War Games]] training exercises, with [[Harvest (map)|Map_Set/: 309-8]] used by [[Spartan Operations]] for such purposes.{{Ref/Map|H4|Harvest (map)|Harvest}}{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=219}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


==Government and society==
==Government and society==
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Only one [[multiplayer]] map in ''Halo 4'' takes place on the planet, ''[[Harvest (map)|Harvest]]''.
Only one [[multiplayer]] map in ''Halo 4'' takes place on the planet, ''[[Harvest (map)|Harvest]]''.
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==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
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<gallery>
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File:HW HarvestIce MattePainting 1.jpg|Panorama of Harvest's polar landscape.
File:HWLS Harvest.png|One side of a glassed Harvest, with frozen poles as a result of the "nuclear winter" effect caused by the Covenant's glassing.
File:HWLS Harvest.png|One side of a glassed Harvest, with frozen poles as a result of the "nuclear winter" effect caused by the Covenant's glassing.
File:Post-Glassing Harvest.png|Another side of glassed Harvest as seen on the ''[[Halo Wars Launch Site]]''.
File:Post-Glassing Harvest.png|Another side of glassed Harvest as seen on the ''[[Halo Wars Launch Site]]''.
File:Harvest Northern polar region map.png|Map of Harvest's northern polar region with key Covenant locations on it on the ''Halo Wars Launch site''.
File:Harvest Northern polar region map.png|Map of Harvest's northern polar region with key Covenant locations on it on the ''Halo Wars Launch site''.
File:HCH Logoless Cover.jpg|[[Avery Johnson]] on Harvest with six of the [[seven]] Tiara [[space elevator]]s behind him.
File:Harvest_Space_Elevators.jpg|Six of the [[seven]] [[space elevator]]s linking the planet Harvest to the Tiara.
File:HW-Planet-Harvest.jpg|Planet Harvest before its glassing.
File:HW-Planet-Harvest.jpg|Planet Harvest before its glassing.
File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|The glassed surface of Harvest.
File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|The glassed surface of Harvest.

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