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Meridian was discovered by the [[Covenant]] in [[2548]],<ref name="h5 glassed">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]''</ref> and the [[moon]] quickly came under siege as the Covenant attempted to cut off supply lines from Meridian to other fronts in the war. However, the [[United Nations Space Command]] fiercely fought against the Covenant invaders, with Meridian's impressive [[UNSC Air Force]] garrisons and extensive orbital defense grid.<ref name="universe"/> The initial battle lasted for a week out near Hestia's moons, aided by the fact that the attacking Covenant fleet was smaller than usual. However, the Covenant eventually broke through and began surface operations.<ref name="HBB11" /> Despite | Meridian was discovered by the [[Covenant]] in [[2548]],<ref name="h5 glassed">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]''</ref> and the [[moon]] quickly came under siege as the Covenant attempted to cut off supply lines from Meridian to other fronts in the war. However, the [[United Nations Space Command]] fiercely fought against the Covenant invaders, with Meridian's impressive [[UNSC Air Force]] garrisons and extensive orbital defense grid.<ref name="universe"/> The initial battle lasted for a week out near Hestia's moons, aided by the fact that the attacking Covenant fleet was smaller than usual. However, the Covenant eventually broke through and began surface operations.<ref name="HBB11" /> | ||
Despite the Covenant breaking through, the human defenses were able to continue to bottle up most of the Covenant forces in orbit.<ref name="BB179">'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''page 179''</ref> The Covenant were also impeded by the presence of the Forerunner artifact in [[Brume-sur-Mer]] which kept them from [[glassing]] Meridian due to their reverence for Forerunner artifacts and unwillingness to harm them.<ref>'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''Chapter 13''</ref> The fighting in and around Meridian's atmosphere caused atmosphere disturbances that caused heavier than usual rain storms, even for Meridian's rainy season.<ref>'''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''', ''page 182''</ref> | |||
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