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|atmosphere= Breathable | |atmosphere= Breathable | ||
|government=[[ | |government=[[Colonial Administration Authority]] | ||
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'''Verge''' was a [[ | |||
'''Verge''' was a [[human]] colony world. The colony had at least one major human settlement, [[Cuidad de Arias]]. The planet was known to have needed extensive [[terraforming]] in the past, including artificial elevation of the crust, resulting in concentrations of [[Helium|helium-3]] being trapped in the mantle.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Blunt Instruments]]'', page 194</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Verge}} | {{Main|Battle of Verge}} | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Verge was conquered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. The city of Cuidad de Arias was one of the hardest hit when the Covenant attacked the planet. The Covenant would set up a [[Beacon]] there to extract [[Helium|helium-3]] from the planet's mantle for conversion into pure energy, which was transmitted to orbiting Covenant satellites and then transmitted wirelessly to ships blockading [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani | |||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Verge was conquered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. The city of Cuidad de Arias was one of the hardest hit when the Covenant attacked the planet. The Covenant would set up a [[Beacon]] there to extract [[Helium|helium-3]] from the planet's mantle for conversion into pure energy, which was transmitted to orbiting Covenant satellites and then transmitted wirelessly to ships blockading [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. The Beacon was destroyed by [[Team Black]], also accidentally liberating a [[Yanme'e]] [[Unmutuals|penal colony]] in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''Blunt Instruments''</ref> | |||
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