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'''X50''', designated '''OR-3-212 e''' by the [[ | '''X50''', designated '''OR-3-212 e''' by the [[Forerunner]]s,<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969311 '''Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' page 14]</ref> is an artificial satellite of the former [[Forerunner]] world of [[Draetheus V]]. The [[United Nations Space Command]] conducted a number of research projects on the moon, in particular the plentiful ice-covered sinkholes in its northern continent. X50 has an icy surface with numerous rocky formations. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
X50 was a | X50 was a [[Forerunner]] [[Miner]] installation capable of building and destroying planets.<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969311 '''Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' page 14]</ref> It orbited the former Forerunner colony of [[Draetheus V]]. Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] discovered the [[Draetheus system]] and set up a colony on Draetheus V. Numerous research facilities were placed on both the planet and on X50 to study Forerunner artifacts.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/halo_spartan_assault/b/pc/archive/2013/06/04/343-industries-reveals-halo-spartan-assault.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''343 Industries Reveals Halo: Spartan Assault'']</ref> | ||
===Battle of Draetheus V=== | ===Battle of Draetheus V=== |