18 Scorpii system
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18 Scorpii is a planetary system located 45.7 light years from Sol, and is identified as a region in FLEETCOM Sector Three.[1]
Overview
Planetary system
- Falaknuma: Human colony world.
History
Human-Covenant war
Falaknuma is a UNSC colony within the system. 18 Scorpii also saw in 2535 a large asteroid led by the UNSC Midsummer Night loaded with over a million refugees from behind Covenant lines.[2]
It was also the site of a minor engagement between UNSC and Covenant forces in 2543, in which UNSC forces were saved by a surprise force of independent/Insurrectionist ships.[3]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Cole Protocol (First appearance)
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
Sources
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 473
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 343
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 472-486
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