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[[File:Sigma_Octanus_Artifact.jpg|250px|thumb|The artifact, as drawn by Dr. Halsey.]] | [[File:Sigma_Octanus_Artifact.jpg|250px|thumb|The artifact, as drawn by Dr. Halsey.]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The artifact contained a [[wikipedia:star chart|star chart]] embedded with coordination to the [[Soell|Soell | The artifact contained a [[wikipedia:star chart|star chart]] embedded with coordination to the [[Soell|Soell system]], where [[Installation 04]] is located, and another to [[Reach]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The artifact arrived on the planet as a form of a meteor some 60,000 years before human occupation of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page | The artifact arrived on the planet as a form of a meteor some 60,000 years before human occupation of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 233-234'' (2001)</ref> The human inhabitants of the planet placed the artifact in a Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History. | ||
During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]]. Knowing that that gravity of the planet's condition was well beyond them, but aware of the potential intelligence value, the SPARTANs took the artifact and placed a [[HAVOK|HAVOK tactical warhead]] below the museum. | During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]]. Knowing that that gravity of the planet's condition was well beyond them, but aware of the potential intelligence value, the SPARTANs took the artifact and placed a [[HAVOK|HAVOK tactical warhead]] below the museum. | ||
