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'''Reach''', also known as '''Epsilon Eridani II''',{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'': Encyclopedia</ref> is a [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] [[planet|world]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], located within the [[Inner Colonies]] and is the sister planet of [[Earth]] itself. At 10.5 light years from the [[Sol system]], it is located at Earth's metaphorical doorstep. Reach is the fourth largest planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, and second closest to the star Epsilon Eridani.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}

Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 32</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned [[city|cities]] or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} It was considered a center for civilian enterprise and logistical hub.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref>

Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', Chapter 1, p. 32</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned [[city|cities]] or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} It was considered a center for civilian enterprise and logistical hub.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref>

Reach became the target of a [[Covenant]] invasion in [[2552]]. Although the planet was defended by the UNSC for several weeks, Reach eventually [[Fall of Reach|fell]] to the Covenant, resulting in the planet's [[glassing]] in one of the most decisive defeats suffered by humanity over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the demise of the majority of its population.

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 '''Reach''', also known as '''Epsilon Eridani II''',{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'': Encyclopedia</ref> is a [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] [[planet|world]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], located within the [[Inner Colonies]] and is the sister planet of [[Earth]] itself. At 10.5 light years from the [[Sol system]], it is located at Earth's metaphorical doorstep. Reach is the fourth largest planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, and second closest to the star Epsilon Eridani.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
-Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 32</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned [[city|cities]] or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} It was considered a center for civilian enterprise and logistical hub.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref>
+Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', Chapter 1, p. 32</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned [[city|cities]] or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} It was considered a center for civilian enterprise and logistical hub.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref>
 Reach became the target of a [[Covenant]] invasion in [[2552]]. Although the planet was defended by the UNSC for several weeks, Reach eventually [[Fall of Reach|fell]] to the Covenant, resulting in the planet's [[glassing]] in one of the most decisive defeats suffered by humanity over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the demise of the majority of its population.