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*Terraforming has transformed the surface of Mars from a former barren and uninhabitable environment into an Earth-like world,<ref>'''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'''</ref><ref name="enc294">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 294''</ref> despite its still having a red-orange color when seen from space in ''Halo: Uprising''. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' contradicts this, saying that Mars is now "as blue and green as Earth." | *Terraforming has transformed the surface of Mars from a former barren and uninhabitable environment into an Earth-like world,<ref>'''[[Halo: Arms Race]]'''</ref><ref name="enc294">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 294''</ref> despite its still having a red-orange color when seen from space in ''Halo: Uprising''. The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' contradicts this, saying that Mars is now "as blue and green as Earth." | ||
*In ''Halo: Arms Race'', the sun is erroneously depicted as several times larger than it appears from Earth. The sun would actually appear far smaller when viewed from Mars. | *In ''Halo: Arms Race'', the sun is erroneously depicted as several times larger than it appears from Earth. The sun would actually appear far smaller when viewed from Mars. | ||
*In an interview with [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]], a Marine suggested that [[Wikipedia:Olympus Mons|Olympus Mons]] on Mars has been made suitable for snowboarding.<ref>[http:// | *In an interview with [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Dr. Robert McLees]], a Marine suggested that [[Wikipedia:Olympus Mons|Olympus Mons]] on Mars has been made suitable for snowboarding.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine '''Bungie.net''': ''Type-51 Carbine'']</ref> | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Edom|Edom]] is the Hebrew word for Red, and the name of an ancient Semitic Kingdom. | *[[Wikipedia:Edom|Edom]] is the Hebrew word for Red, and the name of an ancient Semitic Kingdom. | ||
*One of Mars' moons, [[Wikipedia:Phobos (moon)|Phobos]], is the location of a [[penal colony]].<ref name="enc294"/> | *One of Mars' moons, [[Wikipedia:Phobos (moon)|Phobos]], is the location of a [[penal colony]].<ref name="enc294"/> | ||