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*In ''Halo: Nightfall'' Chapter One, [[Michael Horrigan]] states that Alpha Shard has a surface area of 96 km<sup>2</sup>. The depiction of the fragment clearly contradicts this: Installation 04's surface width alone is 318 kilometers and the fragment (based on its arc) appears to be at least several hundred kilometers long. This would result in a surface area of hundreds of thousands of kilometers. | *In ''Halo: Nightfall'' Chapter One, [[Michael Horrigan]] states that Alpha Shard has a surface area of 96 km<sup>2</sup>. The depiction of the fragment clearly contradicts this: Installation 04's surface width alone is 318 kilometers and the fragment (based on its arc) appears to be at least several hundred kilometers long. This would result in a surface area of hundreds of thousands of kilometers. However, this comment could simply refer to the size of the deposits themselves rather than the size of the shard. | ||
*Though ''Nightfall'' does not clarify the issue, Alpha Shard appears to be the section of Installation 04 that is shown spinning into the other side of the ring at the end of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' revises the single large fragment into two smaller pieces,<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> either of which is a more likely candidate given the shard's apparent size. | *Though ''Nightfall'' does not clarify the issue, Alpha Shard appears to be the section of Installation 04 that is shown spinning into the other side of the ring at the end of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' revises the single large fragment into two smaller pieces,<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> either of which is a more likely candidate given the shard's apparent size. | ||