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|image=[[File:HNF- | |image=[[File:HNF-Alpha Shard.jpg|300px]] | ||
|description=Fragment of [[Installation 04]] | |description=Fragment of [[Installation 04]] | ||
|location=Location 6201{{Ref/Reuse|wp shard}} | |location=[[Thotael system]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P345|Enc22|Page=345}} Location 6201{{Ref/Reuse|wp shard}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
When the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s reactors detonated on [[2552#September|September 22, 2552]], Installation 04 attempted to activate a safety measure and make a slipspace jump. However, this self-preservation protocol was only partly successful, and only a small portion of the ring later designated Alpha Shard managed to enter slipspace before the ''Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s reactors overloaded and destroyed the ring. The surviving fragment of the Halo reentered normal space in the vicinity of a red giant star some distance away from the [[Orrichon system]] and was caught in the star's orbit.{{Ref/Reuse|wp shard}} | When the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s reactors detonated on [[2552#September|September 22, 2552]], Installation 04 attempted to activate a safety measure and make a slipspace jump. However, this self-preservation protocol was only partly successful, and only a small portion of the ring later designated Alpha Shard managed to enter slipspace before the ''Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s reactors overloaded and destroyed the ring. The surviving fragment of the Halo reentered normal space in the vicinity of [[Thotael system|Thotael]],{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P345}} a red giant star some distance away from the [[Orrichon system]], and was caught in the star's orbit.{{Ref/Reuse|wp shard}} | ||
While most of Installation 04's debris either fell into [[Threshold]]'s or [[Basis]]' [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity wells]] or remained in the orbital debris field, at least 30% of the mass and curvature remained unaccounted for by the UNSC. In late [[2555]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] took note of information recorded by an automated scout vehicle, [[Recon-14]], in an area designated Location 6201. Recon-14 had been deployed from the ''Pillar of Autumn'' before the ship's crash-landing on the Halo installation. The signal data from the drone was analyzed by multiple ONI specialists, among them ONI attaché for astrophysical phenomena [[Madeline Tress|Dr. Madeline Tress]]. She correctly concluded that the signal originated from the missing fragment of Installation 04, indicating that a part of the ring either generated or was enveloped in a significant slipspace event, one far exceeding the capabilities of either human or Covenant technology.{{Ref/Reuse|wp shard}} | While most of Installation 04's debris either fell into [[Threshold]]'s or [[Basis]]' [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity wells]] or remained in the orbital debris field, at least 30% of the mass and curvature remained unaccounted for by the UNSC. In late [[2555]] the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] took note of information recorded by an automated scout vehicle, [[Recon-14]], in an area designated Location 6201. Recon-14 had been deployed from the ''Pillar of Autumn'' before the ship's crash-landing on the Halo installation. The signal data from the drone was analyzed by multiple ONI specialists, among them ONI attaché for astrophysical phenomena [[Madeline Tress|Dr. Madeline Tress]]. She correctly concluded that the signal originated from the missing fragment of Installation 04, indicating that a part of the ring either generated or was enveloped in a significant slipspace event, one far exceeding the capabilities of either human or Covenant technology.{{Ref/Reuse|wp shard}} | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
*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 square kilometers. However, this comment could simply refer to the size of the deposits themselves rather than the size of the shard. | *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 square 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. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Forerunner|array|category=no}} | {{Forerunner|array|category=no}} | ||
[[Category:Installation 04 locations]] | [[Category:Installation 04 locations]] | ||