Meridian
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| Meridian | |
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System: |
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Orbiting: |
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Orbital position: |
Seventh natural satellite[1] |
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Moon(s): |
None[2] |
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Diameter: |
3,073 kilometers (1,909 mi)[1] |
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Gravity: |
1.1 G[1] |
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Atmosphere: |
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Surface temperature: |
-37°C to 43°C (-34.6°F to 109.4°F)[1] |
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Demonym: |
Meridians[3] |
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Population: |
5,321 (Post-war)[2] |
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- "The Covenant glassed this planet in '48. It was a UNSC colony then, but we never came back. Run by a private corp now, chipping away the glass, making her livable."
- — Spartan Holly Tanaka[6]
Meridian, known to the Forerunners as Pridarea Libatoa,[7] is a human Outer Colony and the seventh natural satellite of the gas giant Hestia V in the Hestia system. Despite being located on the edges of human space, Meridian was a vibrant and thriving colony with a robust economy and an impressive population; mining and military production for the United Nations Space Command were known industries on the colony.[1] Once a green world, the moon held a temperate climate and fertile land.[8]
The Covenant eventually attacked the world in 2548 and, after a long battle that lasted for three years, Meridian was ultimately glassed by the Covenant in 2551. Following the Human-Covenant War, Meridian was resettled by the Liang-Dortmund Corporation. Despite being a colony of the Unified Earth Government, Meridian became an independent world following the Covenant War.[9] In 2558 a Forerunner Guardian Custode, long-buried beneath the moon's surface, emerged in the wake of the Created uprising.[10]
Overview[edit]
Astronomical features[edit]
A small moon orbiting Hestia V with a diameter of 3,073 kilometers (1,909 miles), Meridian was once a green world with impressive, Earth-like features, which made it a prime target for human colonization.
Environmental features[edit]
The world's primary landmass is a vast supercontinent[1] called Turones,[11] which once had verdant equatorial coastlands[1] and beautiful beachfronts.[3] Its northernmost continent was Caernaruan.[12] It has a rainy season and a dry season; during the rainy season, flooding was a common occurrence, though it's unknown how much its glassing affected the weather patterns in the post-war era.[3] Before the Human-Covenant War, residents enjoyed the world's temperate climate and fertile soil, and the moon was a vacation spot for tourists from all across human space, especially during the dry season.[3] Meridian was home to rich mineral deposits[8]—particularly in the Mathon Mountain Range[13]—that helped fuel the moon's economy.[9]