Editing Jupiter

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|name=Jupiter
|image=[[File:Jupiter uprising.jpg|300px]]
|caption=A Covenant [[battle group]] and the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] seen in the proximity of Jupiter
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|position=Fifth planet{{Ref/Reuse|ENC295}}
|moon(s)=[[Jovian Moons|At least four]]; [[Io]], [[Europa]], [[Callisto]], [[Ganymede]]{{Ref/Reuse|mythos50-51}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC295}}
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|demonym=Jovian{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22pg40}}
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'''Jupiter''' is a [[planet|gas giant]] and the fifth planet in the [[Sol system]]. It is the second largest body in the system, behind [[Sol]] itself but ahead of [[Saturn]].{{Ref/Reuse|ENC295}}

==Overview==
[[Human]] scientists have studied Jupiter's winds to learn about the formation of storms. The gas giant's intense radiation, planetary ring system, and orbital path have also been analyzed by scientists to help them explain other mysteries in the galaxy.{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC295|Enc11|Page=294-295}}

Jupiter is orbited by a number of [[natural satellite]]s, referred to as the [[Jovian Moons]].{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos46-47|Halo Mythos|Page=46-47}}{{Ref/Reuse|encyc32-33}} At least four—[[Europa]], [[Ganymede]], [[Io]], and [[Callisto]]—have been colonized by humanity.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos50-51}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC295}} Jupiter is also orbited by the [[Jovian Habitats]] which include [[Juventus]] and [[Bellona]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22pg40|Enc22|Page=40-41}} as well as the shipyards for [[Martian Metals Shipyards]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22Poseidon|Enc22|Page=127}}

==History==
===Rise of humanity===
Humans began colonizing Jupiter's moons in [[2080]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc32-33|Enc11|Page=32-33}}{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=37}} The planet itself was settled by gas mining operations and industrial habitats.{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos50-51|HM|Page=50-51}}{{Ref/Note|In the ''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'' when discussing Jupiter directly on pages 294-295, it specifically mentions that humanity does not possess the ability to mine gas giants and thus Jupiter is left alone. ''Mythos'' changes this and is displayed instead.}} Many of the satellite habitats were founded to serve as waystations for resource extraction further out in the solar system.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22pg40}}

In [[2160]], the [[Frieden]] secessionist movement attacked the [[UN Colonial Advisors]] stationed on [[Io]]. The attack led to the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]], which was one of the conflicts that culminated in the [[Interplanetary War]].{{Ref/Site|Id=xbox|URL=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm|Site=Xbox.com|Page=Halo Storyline|D=24|M=04|Y=2008|LocalArchive=Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Detail=(Additional copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums])}}

The planet of [[Concord]] in the [[Alabaster system]] would become of interest to settlement co-ops based in the Jovian holdings.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=44}}

===Human-Covenant War===
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Jupiter was once again a location of particular importance.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Chapter=??}} On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] exited [[slipstream space]] relatively close to Jupiter.{{Ref/Game|Id=terminal8|H2A|Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 15}} [[Io Station]] detected the [[Covenant fleet]] of fifteen [[Covenant starship|ships]] and reported the discovery to Fleet Admiral Lord [[Terrence Hood]] a few moments before the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H2|Cairo Station}}

Later, around [[2552#November|November 15–16, 2552]],{{Ref/Note|See [[Battle for Earth#Notes|Battle for Earth's Notes section]]}} the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] and an [[Truth's fleet|escorting fleet]] of the [[High Prophet of Truth]] passed Jupiter while on their way to Earth at the time John-117 commandeered a {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} and crashed it into a large number of [[Covenant]] troops.{{Ref/Comic|HU|Issue=1}} Believing the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] to be dead, the Prophet of Truth orders the crew of the Forerunner Dreadnought to jump further in-system and enter Earth's atmosphere on November 17, 2552.{{Ref/Marketing|Id=LongRoad|Halo Waypoint|The Long Road Home}} Following the [[Covenant]]'s invasion across the Sol system, many habitats of Jovian colonies survived the Covenant assault largely unscathed.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Humans|D=01|M=6|Y=2020}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Jupiter&moons.jpg|The scale size of Jupiter and its moons
File:H2A Terminals - IoStation.jpg|Io Station and Io orbiting Jupiter
File:H2A Terminals - Fleet at Io.jpg|A Covenant fleet over Jupiter
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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