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==Topography==
==Topography==
[[File:Janjur Qom 2.jpg|thumb|250px|The Great Apothtea seen from orbit]]
[[File:Janjur Qom 2.jpg|thumb|250px|The Great Apothtea seen from orbit]]
Because the [[San'Shyuum]] do not discuss their culture with other races, very little is known of Janjur Qom, other than that it has a slightly lower gravity than [[Earth]]<ref name="ENC298">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 298'' </ref> but higher than the gravity of ''[[High Charity]]''. The atmosphere of the planet is breathable to [[Sangheili]].<ref name="bc95"/> Janjur Qom was a [[water]]-rich planet. Its distance from its star put it in a temperate zone that only allowed Janjur Qom to have a narrow range of weather.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref>
Because the [[San'Shyuum]] do not discuss their culture with other races, very little is known of Janjur Qom, other than that it has a slightly lower gravity than [[Earth]]<ref name="ENC298">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 298'' </ref> but higher than the gravity of ''[[High Charity]]''. The atmosphere of the planet was similar to that of Earth and [[Sanghelios]],<ref name="waypoint"/> and is breathable to [[Sangheili]].<ref name="bc95"/> Janjur Qom was a [[water]]-rich planet. Its distance from its star put it in a temperate zone that only allowed Janjur Qom to have a narrow range of weather.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref>


Large parts of the planet remain burned and desolate wastelands, scars from the Forerunner attack against uprising San'Shyuum in [[100,000 BCE]]. Dark green vegetation covered most of the planet's main continent, while the landmass' outer edges were more rugged.<ref name="bc86">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 86''</ref> Janjur Qom had many jungles and forests, many of which were covered in vines and surrounded by the planet's strange flora. The forests of Janjur Qom were noted for giving off a scent of decay and new life.<ref name="bc95"/> When the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] departed Janjur Qom, the [[keyship]] took a huge chunk of the planet with it. The crater that was left behind was filled in by the [[Great Apothtea]], an immense sea.<ref name="bc86"/>
Large parts of the planet remain burned and desolate wastelands, scars from the [[Forerunner]] [[Battle of Janjur Qom|attack]] against uprising San'Shyuum in [[100,000 BCE]]. Dark green vegetation and forests with high canopies covered most of the planet's main continent, while the landmass' outer edges were more rugged and rocky.<ref name="bc86">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 86''</ref> The rockier regions of the planet held Forerunner and prehistoric San'Shyuum artifacts and facilities, but their excavation was prohibited by the [[Stoics]].<ref name="waypoint"/> Janjur Qom had many jungles and forests, many of which were covered in vines and surrounded by the planet's strange flora. The forests of Janjur Qom were noted for giving off a scent of decay and new life.<ref name="bc95"/> When the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] departed Janjur Qom, the [[keyship]] took a huge chunk of the planet with it. The crater that was left behind was filled in by the [[Great Apothtea]], an immense sea.<ref name="bc86"/>


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