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The artifact is a squat cylinder roughly the size of a tire or suitcase, with Braille-like triangles, lines and dots set in the metal in an ordered, yet non-repeating pattern, running around the rim like a tire tread. On the top center is a raised square approximately the size of a [[human]] palm. Some of the artifact is made of osmium, and the rest of the material was unidentifiable by the crew of ''Apocalypso'' but it is denser than osmium.<ref name="phase">[[Phase 3 Memories]]</ref> | The artifact is a squat cylinder roughly the size of a tire or suitcase, with Braille-like triangles, lines and dots set in the metal in an ordered, yet non-repeating pattern, running around the rim like a tire tread. On the top center is a raised square approximately the size of a [[human]] palm. Some of the artifact is made of [[osmium]], and the rest of the material was unidentifiable by the crew of ''Apocalypso'' but it is denser than osmium.<ref name="phase">[[Phase 3 Memories]]</ref> | ||
Prior to its activation, it was letting off very faint, but complex, magnetic fields.<ref name="phase"/> After its activation, it let out one massive electromagnetic pulse, strong enough to temporarily knock out all the communications equipment within the [[Solar System]], which changed into a series of oscillating pulses that grew steadily weaker; it was speculated to be a countdown controlling the [[Halos]]. After deactivation, it let out one more massive pulse before quieting. | Prior to its activation, it was letting off very faint, but complex, magnetic fields.<ref name="phase"/> After its activation, it let out one massive electromagnetic pulse, strong enough to temporarily knock out all the communications equipment within the [[Solar System]], which changed into a series of oscillating pulses that grew steadily weaker; it was speculated to be a countdown controlling the [[Halos]]. After deactivation, it let out one more massive pulse before quieting. | ||