Mars

Mars is a planet in the Sol System. It is the fourth planet from Sol, after Earth, but before Jupiter.

Interplanetary War
It appears that Mars was one of the first, if not the first world colonized by humanity. Regardless, Mars was the site of a decisive battle during a period where the United Nations organization transitioned into the UNSC. The UNSC Marines routed the neo-Communist Koslovics on the planet during a series of brutal conflicts in the 2100's before moving on to destroy the Koslovic and Frieden movements throughout the solar system.

Human-Covenant War


Once again, Mars was the site of a large scale engagement called the Battle of Mare Erythraeum, set on the fields of Mare Erythraeum. There, Colonel James Ackerson and his UNSC Defense Forces fought against the Covenant Loyalist Army, commanded by Jiralhanae Chieftain Lepidus, a battle the UNSC also lost.

Cities

 * New Legaspi
 * New Manila

Installations

 * Chiron Testing Station
 * Chiron TL-34
 * Misriah Armory
 * Reyes-McLees Shipyards

Regions

 * Argyre Planitia
 * Katagalgun
 * Mare Erythraeum

Trivia

 * Mars is the birthplace of Nicole-458 and Benjamin M. Nunez.
 * Terraforming could have transformed the surface of Mars from a former barren and uninhabitable environment into an Earth-like world.