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The '''Jovian Moons''' are the 63 moons of [[Jupiter]], and some of the [[UNSC]]'s colony worlds.[[Image:Jupiters_Moons.jpg|thumb|300px|Jupiter and the Jovian Moons]] | The '''Jovian Moons''' are the 63 moons of [[Jupiter]], and some of the [[UNSC]]'s colony worlds.[[Image:Jupiters_Moons.jpg|thumb|300px|Jupiter and the Jovian Moons]] | ||
Humans began settling these moons in [[2080]].<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]], page 44</ref>. In [[2160]], before the formation of the UNSC, the [[Frieden]], a resurgent fascist movement springing from anti-[[Koslovic]] sentiment in the Jovian Moons was formed to achieve peace by destroying the "oppressors on [[Earth|Terra Firma]]" and it attacked the [[UN]] Colonial Advisers on the moon, sparking the Jovian Moons Campaign, the Rain Forest Wars, a series of clashes of [[Mars]], and the [[Interplanetary War]]. The Frieden and the Koslovics were defeated, and the moons returned to the control of the UNSC. This conflict was called the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]].<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm</ref> During the [[Human-Covenant War]] | Humans began settling these moons in [[2080]].<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]], page 44</ref>. In [[2160]], before the formation of the UNSC, the [[Frieden]], a resurgent fascist movement springing from anti-[[Koslovic]] sentiment in the Jovian Moons was formed to achieve peace by destroying the "oppressors on [[Earth|Terra Firma]]" and it attacked the [[UN]] Colonial Advisers on the moon, sparking the Jovian Moons Campaign, the Rain Forest Wars, a series of clashes of [[Mars]], and the [[Interplanetary War]]. The Frieden and the Koslovics were defeated, and the moons returned to the control of the UNSC. This conflict was called the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]].<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm</ref> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[Regret's Fleet]] was detected near Io. | ||
===The Galilean Moons=== | ===The Galilean Moons=== | ||
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*'''[[wikipedia:Europa (Moon)|Europa]]''' | *'''[[wikipedia:Europa (Moon)|Europa]]''' | ||
**The smallest, yet only fully terraformed Jovian moon. It features a frosty atmosphere. Although scientists had theorized that it might already contain oceans with amino acids and the building blocks of life, the first colonists found that this was not the case. Colonization occurred without the discovery of any new life forms.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]], page 283</ref> | **The smallest, yet only fully terraformed Jovian moon. It features a frosty atmosphere. Although scientists had theorized that it might already contain oceans with amino acids and the building blocks of life, the first colonists found that this was not the case. Colonization occurred without the discovery of any new life forms.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]], page 283</ref> | ||
**The [[ | **The [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers had a mission on Europa some time before [[2552]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 268</ref> | ||
**Europa was left unscathed when the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attacked the [[Sol System]], as it had little militant value to the UNSC. | **Europa was left unscathed when the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attacked the [[Sol System]], as it had little militant value to the UNSC. | ||
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**The largest Jovian Moon, bigger than both [[Luna]] and Mercury. | **The largest Jovian Moon, bigger than both [[Luna]] and Mercury. | ||
**The [[EVA Armor]] was developed here. | **The [[EVA Armor]] was developed here. | ||
**It has been partially terraformed, though supposedly retains a harsh climate. Ganymede is well populated. | **It has been partially terraformed, though supposedly retains a harsh climate. Ganymede is well-populated. | ||
*'''[[wikipedia:Callisto (moon)|Callisto]]''' | *'''[[wikipedia:Callisto (moon)|Callisto]]''' | ||
