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'''Site Novem''' was a [[Banished]]-controlled dig site established on [[Zeta Halo]] during the [[Installation 07 conflict]]. The site's main purpose was to pierce the Ring's superstructure and give the Banished access to the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]]. The [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Bassus]] oversaw the operation until his death at the hands of [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]] on [[2560#May|May 28]], [[2560]].{{Ref/Level|Id=Excavation Site|HI|[[Excavation Site]]}}

Site Novem was established inside a large crater at the base of a mountain ridge on the opposite side of the Conservatory's "true" entrance. Its main feature, a giant mining laser, which had been modified by the Harbinger, was mounted atop a large central control structure accessible via a [[gravity lift]]. Armories, troop barracks, and other smaller support buildings surrounded this central structure. The laser itself required two external power regulators to prevent overheating. Each power regulator was itself regulated by a pair of cooling pylons. Though the Banished primarily used the mining laser to pierce the Halo's surface, they also utilized other excavation machines at Site Novem. [[First Lieutenant]] [[Floyd (Installation 07)|Floyd]] believed that Site Novem was large enough to be seen from orbit.{{Ref/Game|Id=Digging Deeper|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 3|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Outpost Intel #06 - Digging Deeper}} By the time the Master Chief arrived on May 28, 2560, the Banished had stripped all natural resources from the area around Site Novem to fuel the site's operations.{{Ref/Reuse|Excavation Site}}