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'''''Democritus''''' was the name for a [[remote scanning outpost]] in the [[Sol system]], in orbit around [[Pluto]]. The station was undetected by the [[Covenant]] and functional as long as [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], during the [[Battle of Earth]]. It monitored [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] activity and picked up a message sent from [[Cortana]] using [[Forerunner]] technology and another signal piggybacked on it by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 212''</ref> The station was likely named after the Greek philosopher and astronomer [[Wikipedia:Democritus|of the same name]].