Sol system
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 Sol as seen from Mars.
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The Sol system, also referred to as the Solar system, is the home star system of Humanity.[3] And Earth, the human homeworld, holds the seat of power for both the Unified Earth Government,[4] and the United Nations Space Command.[5]
Citizens of the system are referred to as "Solarian".[6]
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Planetary system[edit]
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| Mercury (Sol I) | Tiny, barren world.[1][2] | ||
| Venus (Sol II) | Failed terraforming project.[7] | ||
| Earth (Sol III) |  |
The human homeworld,[3] home to the headquarters of the UEG[4] and the UNSC.[5] Also the site of Kupiga Simu, a Sol system communications transmitter.[3] | Luna - Earth's only natural satellite. Home to Sol's oldest Officer Candidate School, the famed Luna OCS Academy.[8] |
| Mars (Sol IV) |  |
Humanity's first colonized planet and terraformed to have an Earth-like climate.[1][2] | Phobos - Site of a Penal colony.[1][2] |
| Jupiter (Sol V) |  |
A gas giant, and second largest body in the Sol System.[1][2] | |
| Saturn (Sol VI) |  |
A gas giant known for its bright surrounding rings. Saturn is the third largest body in the Sol System. Its practical uses to the UNSC are limited, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.[1][2] |
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| Uranus (Sol VII) | Gas giant with anomalous properties.[1][2] | 2011 QF99 - One of Uranus' trojan asteroids, it features an anomaly of some kind and is surrounded by an exclusion zone.[7] | |
| Neptune (Sol VIII) | Named after the Roman god of the sea. Furthest away from Sol, it is a gas giant that is relatively unexplored.[1][2] | N/A | |
| Kuiper Belt | Asteroid belt | Ixion - A minor planet and the last chartered colony in the Sol system.[10] | |
| Pluto | A diminutive planetoid once classified as a planet.[1][2] | Numerous space stations orbit it.[1][2] | |
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