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'''Earth''', also known as '''Sol III''',<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'', Encyclopedia</ref> known in the [[Forerunner]] era as "'''Erde-Tyrene'''"<ref name="Cryptum">''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''</ref> (pronounced ''"Er-da-ty-reen"'')<ref>''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGR1V7IRLXs Halo: Rebirth]''</ref> or "'''Erda'''",<ref name="Primordium">''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', page 238</ref> is the third planet and one of four terrestrial worlds of the [[Sol system]]. It is the presumptive homeworld of the [[human]] species, though this was disputed by some [[Ancient humanity|ancient humans]], due to the loss of records to technological dark ages and the presence of human ruins on other worlds.<ref name="pri238">''Halo: Primordium'', page 238</ref> It is the current capital world of the [[Unified Earth Government]], and home to [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6|the headquarters]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. | '''Earth''', also known as '''Sol III''',<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'', Encyclopedia</ref> known in the [[Forerunner]] era as "'''Erde-Tyrene'''"<ref name="Cryptum">''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''</ref> (pronounced ''"Er-da-ty-reen"'')<ref>''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGR1V7IRLXs Halo: Rebirth]''</ref> or "'''Erda'''",<ref name="Primordium">''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', page 238</ref> is the third planet and one of four terrestrial worlds of the [[Sol system]]. It is the presumptive homeworld of the [[human]] species, though this was disputed by some [[Ancient humanity|ancient humans]], due to the loss of records to technological dark ages and the presence of human ruins on other worlds.<ref name="pri238">''Halo: Primordium'', page 238</ref> It is the current capital world of the [[Unified Earth Government]], and home to [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6|the headquarters]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. | ||
With a population of around ten billion, Earth was the most populated planet in UEG territory prior to the Covenant invasion. Despite being dramatically reduced during the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant | With a population of around ten billion, Earth was the most populated planet in UEG territory prior to the Covenant invasion. Despite being dramatically reduced during the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant invasion]] in 2552 due to both casualties inflicted by the Covenant and a major evacuation effort, the population had again risen to several billion by the end of [[2553]].<ref name="populateTwit"/> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||