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At the climax of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the joint [[United Nations Space Command]]–[[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] and a [[Covenant]] [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] under the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s command traveled to [[Installation 00]] through the [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] at [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H3|The Storm}} The ensuing [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] led to the dissolution of the Covenant Empire, the [[Raid on Installation 08|destruction]] of [[Installation 04]]'s [[Installation 08|replacement]], and heavy damage to Installation 00 itself.{{Ref/Level|H3|Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo}} | At the climax of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the joint [[United Nations Space Command]]–[[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] and a [[Covenant]] [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] under the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s command traveled to [[Installation 00]] through the [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] at [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H3|The Storm}} The ensuing [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] led to the dissolution of the Covenant Empire, the [[Raid on Installation 08|destruction]] of [[Installation 04]]'s [[Installation 08|replacement]], and heavy damage to Installation 00 itself.{{Ref/Level|H3|Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo}} | ||
In [[2553]],{{Ref/Twitter|bsangel|670658429149540352|Jessica Shea|Quote=#TodayInHalo 11/28/2553 Researcher Luther Mann discovers the location of Zeta Halo during a research expedition on Onyx.|D=09|M=3|Y=2021}} renowned [[human]] scientist and historian Doctor [[Luther Mann]] found information that would lead him to discover the existence and location of [[Installation 07]] by cross-referencing [[Forerunner]] architecture on the [[shield world]] of [[Trevelyan]]. It took a year, but at the beginning of [[2555]] he finished decoding the data, and the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] subsequently sent a research detachment of approximately three hundred scientists of multiple fields, including Mann and [[Henry Lamb]], to study Zeta Halo along with hundreds of automated probes to scan and map out the installation. While inspecting the ring's custodial systems, Mann and Lamb discovered a Forerunner timer that they concluded was counting down to the [[Halo Array]]'s activation in five weeks.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD1|HITD|Chapter=1}} Doctor Mann was aware that the {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}} had found a similar sequence on [[Installation 05]] in [[2552]] and passed this information to his superiors. In a classified briefing at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6|HIGHCOM]], Zeta Halo project director, Doctor [[Bob Casper]] explained to the representatives of the various UNSC branches that he had contacted the other installations and confirmed that each of them was exhibiting the same behavior. | In [[2553]],{{Ref/Twitter|bsangel|670658429149540352|Jessica Shea|Quote=#TodayInHalo 11/28/2553 Researcher Luther Mann discovers the location of Zeta Halo during a research expedition on Onyx.|D=09|M=3|Y=2021}} renowned [[human]] scientist and historian Doctor [[Luther Mann]] found information that would lead him to discover the existence and location of [[Installation 07]] by cross-referencing [[Forerunner]] architecture on the [[shield world]] of [[Trevelyan]]. It took a year, but at the beginning of [[2555]] he finished decoding the data, and the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] subsequently sent a research detachment of approximately three hundred scientists of multiple fields, including Mann and [[Henry Lamb]], to study Zeta Halo along with hundreds of automated probes to scan and map out the installation. While inspecting the ring's custodial systems, Mann and Lamb discovered a Forerunner timer that they concluded was counting down to the [[Halo Array]]'s activation in five weeks.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HitD1|HITD|Chapter=1}} Doctor Mann was aware that the {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}} had found a similar sequence on [[Installation 05]] in [[2552]] and passed this information to his superiors. In a classified briefing at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6|HIGHCOM]], Zeta Halo project director, Doctor [[Bob Casper]] explained to the representatives of the various UNSC branches that he had contacted the other installations and confirmed that each of them was exhibiting the same behavior. | ||
==The mission== | ==The mission== | ||