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*[[Unified Earth Government]]

**[[United Nations]]<ref name="CatalogUN">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 ''Halo Waypoint'': Query Answer: Human records indicate that the assembly (ref: United Nations) is a vestigial organization responsible for adjudication of administrative tasks between territorial sectors on Erde-Tyrene.]</ref>

{{Quote|Beautiful, isn't she?|[[Thomas Lasky]] discussing Earth, with [[John-117]].{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]}}}}

'''Earth''', also known as '''Sol III''',{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'', Encyclopedia</ref> known in the [[Forerunner]] era as "'''Erde-Tyrene'''"<ref name="Cryptum">''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''</ref> (pronounced ''"Er-da-ty-reen"'')<ref>''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGR1V7IRLXs Rebirth]''</ref> or "'''Erda'''",<ref name="Primordium">''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', page 238</ref> is the third [[planet]] and one of four terrestrial worlds of the [[Sol system]]. It is the presumptive homeworld of the [[human]] species, though this was disputed by some [[Ancient humanity|ancient humans]], due to the loss of records to technological dark ages and the presence of human ruins on other worlds.<ref name="pri238">''Halo: Primordium'', p. 238</ref> It is the current capital world of the [[Unified Earth Government]], and home to [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6|the headquarters]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]].  

==Overview==

[[File:H3 Mount Kilimanjaro.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Mount Kilimanjaro]] as viewed from a [[Kenya]]n river in 2552.]]

Planetside, Earth has seven continents. Three continents are [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Antarctica]]. Asia and Africa are the first and second largest continents respectively.<ref name="encyc296">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296 (2011)</ref>

There are several oceans on the planet's surface as well, such as the [[Indian Ocean]], the [[Pacific Ocean]],{{Ref/Reuse|encyc296}} and the [[Caribbean Ocean]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=goochapt23|Novel=Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Chapter=23}}

====Locations====

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=====Pre-Great Purification=====

*[[Djamonkin Crater]]

**[[Moon City]]

*[[Eden (place)|Eden]]

=====Post-Great Purification=====

*[[United States of America]]

*[[Unified German Republic]]

*[[Rome]]

=====26th-century=====

*[[Sector 331]]

*****[[Wind Power Station 7]]

****[[Arusha]]

*[[Australia]]

**[[Sydney]] ([[Template:Sydney|Locations]])

**[[Pakistan]]

**[[Sector Six]]

**[[Japan]]

*[[North America]]

*[[Arctic Circle]]

**[[UNSC Weather Station Z/41]]

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==History==

===Pre-history===

A report filed by the Librarian during her time indexing species on the planet led her to believe that the Precursors had experimented on the planet's native lifeforms due to the mammalian-level intelligence exhibited by certain scyphozoa and cephalopoda at that time of her filing said report.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''' (2010), ''Adjunct''</ref>

The remains of a deceased [[Catalog]] unit, and a damaged [[monitor]], which revealed that humanity achieved its earliest known spacefaring technological state prior to [[1,100,000 BCE]] and that Forerunners believed humans had "moved their interstellar civilization outward along the galactic arm" by [[150,000 BCE]]. Not only is the dating for humanity's origin less sure now, but the very idea of Earth has humanity's birthplace has also been revealed to have been a matter of debate for the civilization that preceded and witnessed the [[human-Forerunner wars]] and some Forerunners. That ancient empire had lost many of the records that could have proven or disproven the issue, and human ruins had also been discovered on multiple worlds beside Earth from forgotten eras of prehistory. Regardless of when and how humanity first evolved and developed, it is clear that humans were present on multiple planets over a million years ago, and it was not until thousands of years into this civilization that leading human scientists traced the species' origins to Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|pri238}}

===Ancient history===

Near the end of their war with the [[Flood]], the [[Forerunner]]s, specifically the [[Lifeworker]]s under the direction of the [[Librarian]], indexed many of Earth's species - including humans - as a part of their [[Conservation Measure]] to preserve life in the galaxy after the activation of the [[Halo Array]]. Prior to the activation, after surveying the planet, beacons were activated informing humans imprinted with the Librarian's [[geas]] to gather to evacuate the planet. Lifeworkers only had time to evacuate one out of a thousand of the planet's large species; countless species would be left behind. Several days into the evacuation the Librarian and [[IsoDidact]] arrived in the system to speak with [[Catalog]]. The evacuation was halted ahead of schedule as the Flood had broken through the local Forerunner defenses and were entering the system.<ref>''Halo: Silentium'', String 2</ref>

===Post-Great Purification===

===Rise of humanity===

[[World War II]] came to a close in [[1945]] with the first usage of human [[Nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hirshima]].<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> The bomb at Hiroshima left a [[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|domed structure]] still standing.{{Ref/Reuse|origins}}  

In March–June [[2160]], Jovian Frieden secessionists attacked [[United Nations Colonial Advisors]] on the moon [[Io]], which led to three months of fighting between the Earth military and Jovian Frieden forces. National governments began to support their own colonies which sparked proxy wars off-planet, leading to tension and militarization on Earth. In [[2162]], armed conflict ripped through [[South America]], starting the [[Rain Forest Wars]], as Koslovic, Frieden, and UN forces all clashed over ideological differences, sparking additional conflicts off-planet. In December of [[2163]], the three factions [[Argyre Planitia Campaign|clashed]], this time on [[Mars]]. This was the first extraterrestrial use of Marines, who launched lightning raids on Koslovic positions, permanently affecting military doctrine for centuries. In [[2164]], UN forces began a massive military build-up and began the first true interplanetary war. The forces of the fledgling United Nations Space Command were significantly bolstered by a massive [[propaganda]] campaign running on the victories on Mars and over the next six years took back the Sol system and drove the dissident factions to destruction. Now with a massive military with no enemy to fight, overpopulation, famine, and a collapsing economy, the newly unified Earth faced an uncertain future.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}

===Human-Covenant War===

{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}

{{Quote|no=two|[[Isabelle]]|[[Kamal Zaman]]|q1=You know when I was living on [[Mamore]], I thought that Earth was really cool, but it's a dump.|q2=Well, what do you expect from a place called dirt?|Isabelle and Kamal Zaman talking about Earth, 2552.<ref>''[[I Love Bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 10|Chapter 10]] - Kamal: "Family Reunion"</ref>}}

During the entire course of the conflict, the UNSC followed the [[Cole Protocol]], which declared that no [[UNSC starship|UNSC vessel]] targeted by the [[Covenant]] was to retreat to Earth, as a means of ensuring the secrecy and security of the planet's location. In nearly twenty-seven years of galactic warfare, the Covenant never succeeded in determining the location of Earth through the measures taken under the Cole Protocol. However, by [[2552#September|September 2552]], Earth was humanity's last major stronghold in its war against the Covenant. Nonetheless, the UEG and UNSC maintained plans for an emergency exodus of heavy industry from Earth and Mars, in the event that Earth's position was compromised. Following the disastrous [[Fall of Reach]], these plans were put into effect, due to the Navy's belief that the Earth would be the aliens' next target.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=6 ''Bungie.net'': Jason Jones Interviewed By You] ([[Archive:Bungie.net/News/Jason Jones Interviewed By You|Archive]])</ref>

Just prior to the battle for Earth, a [[Spartan 1.1 faction|faction]] of [[Spartan 1.1]]s stockpiled resources on the planet in case the Covenant invaded.<ref>''[[I Love Bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - "Enter Kevin"</ref>

====Battle for Earth====

{{Main|Battle for Earth}}

{{Quote|The entire population of Earth was cut in half as the first battle of Earth began...|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}}}

The Covenant continued to assault the planet with even more additional [[Covenant fleet]]s arriving in the Sol system and their forces being deployed all across Earth in the following days and weeks, including at [[Mount Erebus]] and the sea floor off of the [[Yucatan Peninsula]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo203|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=203}} Additionally, [[human colonies]] in the Sol system such as [[Mars]] and [[Luna]] were attacked by the Covenant.{{Ref/Generic|Id=FTH|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]|Detail=[[:File:LC 002 Doc 1.jpg|First Twelve Hours]]}} The Covenant also attacked [[Sydney]], home of the UNSC Headquarters, [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]. Fortunately, despite the enormous damage inflicted on the city and [[Australia]], the UNSC HQ survived completely unharmed, owing to its underground facilities.{{Ref/Book|Id=BattleofSydney|Book=[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Chapter=Earth|Detail=p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)}} By November, the population of Earth reduced to around 5 billion, initially around 10 billion before the Covenant invasion.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} When the [[Great Schism]] began on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the Jiralhanae and [[Covenant separatists|now-casted out]] [[Sangheili]] forces turned each other as the Covenant civil war stretched from the human homeworld all the way back to [[Sanghelios]], with many  [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]] subsequently allied with the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} At the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], the Jiralhanae forces were [[Battle of Havana|stymied]] by the three [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]]s of [[Blue Team]], who were [[Onyx Conflict|re-deployed]] to [[Onyx]] soon after.{{Ref/Novel|Id=onyx220|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=220}}

Only two years after the end of the war, Earth faced yet another [[Invasion of Earth|invasion]], this time led not by a hostile alien hegemony, but a Forerunner [[ancilla]], [[000 Tragic Solitude]], the monitor of [[Installation 00]]. As a means to repair the Ark and to get revenge on humans for damaging it, the monitor tricked the UNSC into opening the [[portal at Voi|portal]] which allowed him to send thousands of [[Retriever Sentinel]]s to mine Earth for raw resources. The sentinels were engaged by the [[Home Fleet]], which lost at least ten ships in the ensuing battle. Tragic Solitude's plans were thwarted by a joint UNSC and [[Swords of Sanghelios]] team on the Ark itself.{{Ref/Novel|Novel=[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]|Chapter=??}}

Sometime after that, a foiled threat of nuclear bombing by a Covenant refugee took place in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 - Departure]]</ref>

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==Government and society==

By the 26th-century, the [[United Nations]] is the acting administrative body for the [[National government]]s of the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|CatalogUN}} The [[Unified Earth Government]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] are based on Earth, specifically in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name="waypointuniunsc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - UNSC]</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=UEG|Detail=|D=|M=|Y=}}

===Defenses===

===Economy===

Earth traded produce as well, though this produce was known to have the highest pesticide levels in the [[Inner Colonies]].{{Ref/Comic|[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]}}

==Gameplay==

===''Halo 2''===

{{Main|Halo 2|Halo 2: Anniversary}}

In ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', a total of four [[Campaign]] levels take place on or above Earth. ''[[The Armory]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]'' take place in space above Earth. Parts of Europe, [[Africa]] and the Middle East can be seen. ''[[Outskirts]]'' and ''[[Metropolis]]'' take place on Earth in the city of [[Mombasa]] in Africa. The final cutscene of the game in ''[[The Great Journey]]'' also takes place above Earth.

A number of [[multiplayer]] maps also take place on or above Earth. ''[[Midship]]'' and ''[[Elongation]]'' take place in orbit above the Earth, showing the same view of Earth as ''The Armory'' and ''Cairo Station''. ''[[Terminal (map)|Terminal]]'', ''[[Turf]]'', ''[[District]]'', ''[[Ivory Tower]]'', ''[[Tombstone]]'', ''[[Headlong]]'', ''[[Zanzibar]]'', and ''[[Foundation]]'' all take place on Earth in various places.

===''Halo 3''===

{{Main|Halo 3}}

{{Main|Halo: Reach}}

Only one map in ''Halo: Reach'' takes place on Earth and that is ''[[Breakneck]]'', which is set in [[Section 21]] of [[Mombasa]].

===''Halo 4''===

{{Main|Halo 4}}

A large portion of the level ''[[Midnight]]'' is set on the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' resting above [[New Phoenix]], Earth. North America and parts of South America can be seen in the skybox of the level. The [[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]] also shows some scenes in the Earth city of New Phoenix.

===''Halo: Spartan Strike''===

The final cutscene of ''[[Guardians]]'' features the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} over Earth. Only one multiplayer level, [[Breakout Arena]], takes place over Earth, set on [[Munera Platform A7]]. Parts of Eastern Europe, the Arabian Peninsula and Northern Africa can be seen in the skybox as the planet rotates.

==Gallery==

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File:Macstationcairolarge1ki.jpg|[[Orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo]]'' in [[geosynchronous orbit]] around Earth.

File:Earth Orbit.jpg|Earth seen from orbit.

File:H2_Turf_1.png|Centuries-old architecture in [[Old Mombasa]].  

File:H3_TheStorm_VoiView.jpg|Factories in the African city of [[Voi]] prior to its [[glassing]] in 2552.

File:Cleveland in 2552.PNG|The American city of Cleveland, Ohio under siege in 2552 by Covenant forces.

File:FoundationH2.jpg|[[Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System]] testing grounds in Industrial Zone 08 of [[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]], United States of America.

File:Quito se.jpg|Quito, one of many massive metropolises on Earth and home to the [[Quito Space Tether]].

File:HINF London Skyline.png|The city of London during the Covenant invasion of Earth in [[2552]].

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*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''

*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''

*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Spartan Ops]]''

*''[[Halo: Silentium]]''

*''[[Rebirth]]''

*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''

*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

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