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'''Pegasi Delta''' is a small world in the [[51 Pegasi System]], and a [[natural satellite]] of the planet [[51 Pegasi B]]. The surface of the world is covered by red rocks and sand. Orange dust permeates the sky and the nearby star [[85 Pegasi-194A]] is visible as a faint yellow sun.<ref name="GOO13">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> It has seas that are unusually rich in [[deuterium]] and [[tritium]], which the [[Covenant]] used in their [[Pinch fusion reactor|plasma reactors]].<ref name="GOO15">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref> | '''Pegasi Delta''' is a small world in the [[51 Pegasi System]], and a [[natural satellite]] of the planet [[51 Pegasi B]]. The surface of the world is covered by red rocks and sand. Orange dust permeates the sky and the nearby star [[85 Pegasi-194A]] is visible as a faint yellow sun.<ref name="GOO13">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> It has seas that are unusually rich in [[deuterium]] and [[tritium]], which the [[Covenant]] used in their [[Pinch fusion reactor|plasma reactors]].<ref name="GOO15">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Covenant forces operated a massive refinery on Pegasi Delta, used to extract the deuterium and tritium from the moon's oceans in order to obtain fuel for their ships. With its close proximity to [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] space, Pegasi Delta became a massive forward resupply and refueling line for the Covenant ships making incursions in UNSC space. | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Covenant forces operated a massive refinery on Pegasi Delta, used to extract the deuterium and tritium from the moon's oceans in order to obtain fuel for their ships. With its close proximity to [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] space, Pegasi Delta became a massive forward resupply and refueling line for the Covenant ships making incursions in UNSC space.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO15}} | ||
The UNSC tried many times to neutralize the refinery, including using [[nuclear weapon]]s launched from [[Slipstream space|slipspace]]. However, the [[plutonium]] linings of the weapons let off an aura of [[Čerenkov radiation]] upon reentering normal space, which therefore made their [[Stealth ablative coating|stealth coatings]] useless. The Covenant easily found and destroyed them. Similarly, there were too many Covenant ships near the planet's moon to send a slow, distantly-launched weapon, a regular invasion force or even [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. | The UNSC tried many times to neutralize the refinery, including using [[nuclear weapon]]s launched from [[Slipstream space|slipspace]]. However, the [[plutonium]] linings of the weapons let off an aura of [[Čerenkov radiation]] upon reentering normal space, which therefore made their [[Stealth ablative coating|stealth coatings]] useless. The Covenant easily found and destroyed them. Similarly, there were too many Covenant ships near the planet's moon to send a slow, distantly-launched weapon, a regular invasion force or even [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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