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==Topography== | ==Topography== | ||
Terraforming has transformed the surface of Mars from a former barren and uninhabitable environment into an Earth-like world | Terraforming has transformed the surface of Mars from a former barren and uninhabitable environment into an Earth-like world.<ref>''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''</ref><ref name="enc294">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 294</ref> | ||
===Locations=== | ===Locations=== | ||
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*[[Munera platform]]s | *[[Munera platform]]s | ||
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==Economy== | |||
Martians produce a type of [[Whiskey]], one that is enjoyed by [[Michael Stanforth]].<ref>''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' - Fall of Reach Campaign Guide, p. 29</ref> | |||
==Culture== | |||
[[Wikipedia:Olympus Mons|Olympus Mons]] has been made suitable for snowboarding, with one Marine suggesting that they rode it during their youth.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine ''Bungie.net'': Type-51 Carbine]</ref> | |||
==Known residents== | ==Known residents== | ||
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*Despite being terraformed its still depicted as having a red-orange color when seen from space in ''Halo: Uprising''. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' contradicts this, saying that Mars is now "as blue and green as Earth." | *Despite being terraformed its still depicted as having a red-orange color when seen from space in ''Halo: Uprising''. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' contradicts this, saying that Mars is now "as blue and green as Earth." | ||
*In ''Halo: Arms Race'', the sun is erroneously depicted as several times larger than it appears from Earth. The sun would actually appear far smaller when viewed from Mars. | *In ''Halo: Arms Race'', the sun is erroneously depicted as several times larger than it appears from Earth. The sun would actually appear far smaller when viewed from Mars. | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Edom|Edom]] is the Hebrew word for Red, and the name of an ancient Semitic Kingdom. | *[[Wikipedia:Edom|Edom]] is the Hebrew word for Red, and the name of an ancient Semitic Kingdom. | ||
*One of Mars' moons, [[Wikipedia:Phobos (moon)|Phobos]], is the location of a [[penal colony]].<ref name="enc294"/> | *One of Mars' moons, [[Wikipedia:Phobos (moon)|Phobos]], is the location of a [[penal colony]].<ref name="enc294"/> | ||
