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[[File:ReachEpilogue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Reach]] | [[File:ReachEpilogue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The landscape of [[Reach]], a planet which has been terraformed multiple times. It was first terraformed to some extent in [[2362]] by the [[Odyssey]], as the planet was originally inhospitable to [[humans]]. The second time was forcibly by [[glassing]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]. By [[2589]], 37 years after the [[Covenant]]'s attack, the planet was once again habitable to humans, but remnants of the battle still remained, including [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]]'s helmet.]] | ||
'''Terraforming''' is the process in which the terrain, climate and atmosphere of a planet is altered to suit the needs of those colonizing the planet. It normally involves inserting plants and/or flora, introducing new minerals or substances, or other changes to fulfill the required goals for the planet in question. It can take up to several centuries to fully terraform an [[Earth]]-sized planet, depending on the degree of terraforming that is needed. The [[UNSC]] uses terraforming processes to convert potential colonies into environments suitable for [[human]] habitation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Odyssey}} was the first UNSC ship to carry terraforming gear out of the [[Sol system]]. | '''Terraforming''' is the process in which the terrain, climate and atmosphere of a planet is altered to suit the needs of those colonizing the planet. It normally involves inserting plants and/or flora, introducing new minerals or substances, or other changes to fulfill the required goals for the planet in question. It can take up to several centuries to fully terraform an [[Earth]]-sized planet, depending on the degree of terraforming that is needed. The [[UNSC]] uses terraforming processes to convert potential colonies into environments suitable for [[human]] habitation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Odyssey}} was the first UNSC ship to carry terraforming gear out of the [[Sol system]]. | ||
The UNSC uses devices known as "Atmospheric Processors" to push a planet's atmosphere towards a more tolerable composition, but human terraforming technology has its limits. Many planets are so inhospitable that they cannot be terraformed, which often results in the UNSC seeking already habitable planets. Understandably, these are extremely few and far between, which results in some colonies being extremely remote.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "chapter 1", ''page 32''</ref> Still, the UNSC has used several methods to terraform worlds, such as bombarding a planet with asteroids to lay a new mantle and crust over the planet's natural one. This process is known to trap [[Helium|helium-3]] into the second, artificial mantle. | The UNSC uses devices known as "Atmospheric Processors" to push a planet's atmosphere towards a more tolerable composition, but human terraforming technology has its limits. Many planets are so inhospitable that they cannot be terraformed, which often results in the UNSC seeking already habitable planets. Understandably, these are extremely few and far between, which results in some colonies being extremely remote.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "chapter 1", ''page 32''</ref> Still, the UNSC has used several methods to terraform worlds, such as bombarding a planet with asteroids to lay a new mantle and crust over the planet's natural one. This process is known to trap [[Helium|helium-3]] into the second, artificial mantle. The colony world [[Verge]] was known to have required this type of terraforming.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Blunt Instruments]]", ''page 194''</ref> | ||
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], humanity began to re-terraform their colony worlds glassed by the Covenant during the conflict, including [[Reach]]. While initial assessments for re-terraforming made by the [[Assembly]] in [[2530]] indicated that restoring a glassed world would take from 110 to over 300 years, <ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 14]]''</ref> Reach had been at least partially restored by [[2589]], in only 37 years.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> | After the [[Human-Covenant War]], humanity began to re-terraform their colony worlds glassed by the Covenant during the conflict, including [[Reach]]. While initial assessments for re-terraforming made by the [[Assembly]] in [[2530]] indicated that restoring a glassed world would take from 110 to over 300 years, <ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 14]]''</ref> Reach had been at least partially restored by [[2589]], in only 37 years.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> | ||