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[[File:Edited_Castallaneta_Postcard.png|thumb|250px|A postcard from Castellaneta.]] | [[File:Edited_Castallaneta_Postcard.png|thumb|250px|A postcard from Castellaneta.]] | ||
'''Castellaneta''' is a [[human]] tourist station in [[geosynchronous orbit]] on the "sunny side" of [[Saturn]]'s outermost ring, in the [[Sol system]]. The station features a zero-gravity resort with a swim-up bar and club, known for over-priced alcoholic beverages. [[UNSC Marine]] [[Edward Buck]] had been sent to the station on mandatory shore leave in [[2545]], where he first encountered [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative [[Veronica Dare]].<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''pages 26-27''</ref> | '''Castellaneta''' is a [[human]] tourist station in [[geosynchronous orbit]] on the "sunny side" of [[Saturn]]'s outermost ring, in the [[Sol system]]. The station features a zero-gravity resort with a swim-up bar and club, known for over-priced alcoholic beverages. [[UNSC Marine]] [[Edward Buck]] had been sent to the station on mandatory shore leave in [[2545]], where he first encountered [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative [[Veronica Dare]].<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''pages 26-27''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Castellaneta|Castellaneta]] is a city in Southern [[Wikipedia:Italy|Italy]]. | *[[Wikipedia:Castellaneta|Castellaneta]] is a city in Southern [[Wikipedia:Italy|Italy]]. | ||
*Assuming [[:File:Saturn postcard.png|a postcard]] from Castellaneta presents an accurate depiction of its interior, the station has ostensibly massive open spaces with a beach and a large body of water, as well as a clear, unobstructed view out into space, although at least part of this may be illusion achieved via [[holography|holographic]] displays. | |||
*The station's name is misspelled as "Cast'''a'''llaneta" in a postcard featured in ''[[Hunt the Truth]]''. | *The station's name is misspelled as "Cast'''a'''llaneta" in a postcard featured in ''[[Hunt the Truth]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Saturn postcard.png| | File:Saturn postcard.png|A postcard from Castellaneta sent by [[Jakob Walker]] to [[Benjamin Giraud]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{1st}} | ||
Revision as of 10:54, September 6, 2016
Castellaneta is a human tourist station in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of Saturn's outermost ring, in the Sol system. The station features a zero-gravity resort with a swim-up bar and club, known for over-priced alcoholic beverages. UNSC Marine Edward Buck had been sent to the station on mandatory shore leave in 2545, where he first encountered Office of Naval Intelligence operative Veronica Dare.[1]
Trivia
- Castellaneta is a city in Southern Italy.
- Assuming a postcard from Castellaneta presents an accurate depiction of its interior, the station has ostensibly massive open spaces with a beach and a large body of water, as well as a clear, unobstructed view out into space, although at least part of this may be illusion achieved via holographic displays.
- The station's name is misspelled as "Castallaneta" in a postcard featured in Hunt the Truth.
Gallery
A postcard from Castellaneta sent by Jakob Walker to Benjamin Giraud.
List of appearances
- Halo: New Blood (First appearance)
- Hunt the Truth
Sources
- ^ Halo: New Blood, pages 26-27
