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==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
At the climax of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the joint [[United Nations Space Command]]–[[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] and a [[Covenant]] [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] under the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s command traveled to [[Installation 00]] through the [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] at [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on [[Earth]]. The ensuing [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] led to the dissolution of the Covenant Empire, the [[Raid on Installation | At the climax of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the joint [[United Nations Space Command]]–[[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]] and a [[Covenant]] [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] under the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s command traveled to [[Installation 00]] through the [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] at [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on [[Earth]]. The ensuing [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] led to the dissolution of the Covenant Empire, the [[Raid on Installation 08|destruction]] of [[Installation 04]]'s [[Installation 08|replacement]], and heavy damage to Installation 00 itself. | ||
In [[2555]], renowned [[human]] scientist and historian Doctor [[Luther Mann]] discovered the location of [[Installation 07]] by cross-referencing [[Forerunner]] architecture on the [[shield world]] of [[Trevelyan]]. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] subsequently sent a research detachment of approximately three hundred scientists of multiple fields, including Mann and [[Henry Lamb]], to study Zeta Halo along with hundreds of automated probes to scan and map out the installation. While inspecting the ring's custodial systems, Mann and Lamb discovered a Forerunner timer that they concluded was counting down to the [[Halo Array|Halo Array's]] activation in five weeks.<ref name="hitd preview">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476795851/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0ZDTBAZQPQQBZSSQ44VW&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop '''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''': ''Chapter 1'']</ref> | In [[2555]], renowned [[human]] scientist and historian Doctor [[Luther Mann]] discovered the location of [[Installation 07]] by cross-referencing [[Forerunner]] architecture on the [[shield world]] of [[Trevelyan]]. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] subsequently sent a research detachment of approximately three hundred scientists of multiple fields, including Mann and [[Henry Lamb]], to study Zeta Halo along with hundreds of automated probes to scan and map out the installation. While inspecting the ring's custodial systems, Mann and Lamb discovered a Forerunner timer that they concluded was counting down to the [[Halo Array|Halo Array's]] activation in five weeks.<ref name="hitd preview">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476795851/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0ZDTBAZQPQQBZSSQ44VW&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop '''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''': ''Chapter 1'']</ref> | ||