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[[File:Epsiloneridani.jpg|thumb|250px|One of [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]]'s two asteroid belts.]] | [[File:Epsiloneridani.jpg|thumb|250px|One of [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]]'s two asteroid belts.]] | ||
An '''asteroid''' is a naturally occurring solid object that is smaller than a planet. | An '''asteroid''' is a naturally occurring solid object that is smaller than a planet. They are often found in asteroid belts orbiting a star or in planetary ring systems. Asteroids may also occur scattered in orbital [[Lagrange point]]s.<ref>''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', page 166</ref> | ||
==Uses== | |||
Some asteroids have been converted by [[human]]ity to serve as [[human colonies|colony habitats]] or [[military base]]s. While many asteroids are too small to maintain sufficient gravitational pull or atmosphere on their outer surfaces despite advanced [[terraforming]] technology, this shortcoming can be surmounted by constructing the habitat into the hollowed-out interior of the asteroid, with [[artificial gravity|simulated gravity]] provided by the centrifugal force of the asteroid's spin. Notable examples of such asteroids were the [[Insurrectionist]] hideouts [[Eridanus Secundus]] and [[the Rubble]], the latter being a remarkable feat of engineering, composed of hundreds of asteroids with independent propulsion systems connected by flexible docking tubes.<ref>''Halo: The Cole Protocol'', page 62</ref> | |||
In a skirmish following the [[Callisto Incident]] in [[2494]], an asteroid was used by the Insurrectionists to gain a tactical advantage in battle, using a outward-facing [[nuclear weapon|nuclear explosive device]] buried in an asteroid, greatly increasing the destructive power of the weapon in vacuum environment by providing enough reactive mass to destroy one UNSC ship and cripple two.<ref> | The [[Covenant]] used asteroids such as [[K7-49]] as refineries and shipyards.<ref name="GoO">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', pages 83-84</ref> The [[Kig-Yar]] home system, the [[Y'Deio system]], is home to an exceedingly large asteroid field which is home to many Kig-Yar colonies.<ref>''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> | ||
Asteroids have also seen weaponized uses in space engagements. In a skirmish following the [[Callisto Incident]] in [[2494]], an asteroid was used by the Insurrectionists to gain a tactical advantage in battle, using a outward-facing [[nuclear weapon|nuclear explosive device]] buried in an asteroid, greatly increasing the destructive power of the weapon in vacuum environment by providing enough reactive mass to destroy one UNSC ship and cripple two.<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole</ref> [[Forerunner]] warships, such as [[Harrier-class vessel]]s, were equipped with "gravity slings", gravitic weapons which allowed them to propel asteroids or other small objects at great velocities and use them as projectiles. A notable advantage of this over the more common [[directed energy weapon]]s was the vessel's ability to remain untraceable. This tactic was used by the Forerunners to their great advantage in the [[Battle of the 78th Thema|battle at Path Terrulian]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref>''Halo: Silentium'', String 25</ref> | |||
==Known asteroids or asteroid belts== | ==Known asteroids or asteroid belts== | ||
*[[Bonanza | *[[T'vao]] | ||
*[[Dal'koth]] | |||
*[[Ivanoff Station]] | |||
*[[Bonanza asteroid belt]] | |||
*[[Eridanus system|Eridanus asteroid belt]] | *[[Eridanus system|Eridanus asteroid belt]] | ||
**[[Eridanus Secundus]] | **[[Eridanus Secundus]] | ||
*[[Coral]] asteroid belt<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'', Dutch Interview</ref> | |||
*[[Indra Asteroid Cluster]] | *[[Indra Asteroid Cluster]] | ||
*[[Origami Asteroid Field]] | *[[Origami Asteroid Field]] | ||
*[[The Rubble]] | *[[The Rubble]] | ||
*[[K7-49]] | *[[K7-49]] | ||
*[[Sothra Hakkor|Sothra Hakkor ring system]] | |||
*[[A'zhd]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Reach-AsteroidField.jpg|An asteroid belt in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:FoR Eridanus Secundus ext.png|Eridanus Secundus and the Eridanus asteroid belt. | File:FoR Eridanus Secundus ext.png|Eridanus Secundus and the Eridanus asteroid belt. | ||
File:The Rubble.png| | File:H2A Terminals TheRubble.png|A view of the Rubble. | ||
File:The Rubble.png|Another view of the Rubble. | |||
File:HE13 Infinity Impact.jpg|''Infinity'' collides with an asteroid. | |||
File:TFoR-as-Laden.jpg|The [[Parabola-class freighter|freighter]] ''[[Laden]]'' traversing through the [[Eridanus system]]'s asteroid belt. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | |||
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | |||
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*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | |||
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]] | |||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]] | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Asteroids]] | |||
[[Category:Asteroids| ]] | |||
[[Category:Astronomical objects]] | |||