Luna

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Luna
Star, Position	Sol, Earth, I
Gravity	0.1654 g
Adjective	Lunar or Selenic
Species	Human (non-native)
Government	UNSC/UEG
Technology Tier	Tier 3

Luna, often referred to as the Moon, is the only natural satellite of Earth.

History

Human Colonization

Humans began settling Luna in 2080. Due to its still barren face, one can assume it has not been terraformed, probably a result of Luna's low gravity and lack of atmosphere. Instead, the habitats on Luna are sealed from vacuum and interconnected by tubes.

Pre-Covenant War

By at least 2492, there was a country on Luna known as the Luna Confederated States, the State of Mare Nubium being one of the said states. The Luna OCS Academy, also known as the Academy at Mare Nubium, was located here. Luna also posesses a number of orbital defense stations called skyhooks

Human-Covenant War

During the Battle of Earth, the skyhook complexes came under attack and were defended by native ONI personnel.

Post-War Era

Luna was the home station for the ONI ship UNSC Rubicon that had the task of investigating the remains of Installation 00.

Locations

• Naniwa
  • Crisium City
• Delambre
• Luna Confederated States
  • State of Mare Nubium
    • County of Newton
      • Shadow Perimeter 3
      • Asimov Center
      • Luna OCS Academy
• State of Mare Insularum
  • Armstrong Alley
• State of Mare Imbrium
  • Ankara
    • Ankara Resiliency Chamber
    • "Bosque de Negro"

Known Residents

These are the people who were born on Luna or spent a substantial amount of time on the moon.

• Jacob Keyes
  • Miranda Keyes(daughter)
• Michael Crespo
• The Rookie
• Sarah Palmer

Trivia

• Luna is the Latin word for Moon, and many Latin-based languages share the word.
• In many Earth-based maps in the Halo games, the Moon often appears to be larger than in real life.
• The Moon would be roughly 2,059.6 centimetres (67.57 ft) further from the Earth in 2552 than in 2010 due to tidal acceleration forces.
• In the Halo: Reach live-action short Spaceport, Luna is a destination listed at the Manassas Spaceport.
• In Halo 3 on Standoff you can see someone's face on the moon.
• While its surface is devoid of obvious signs of habitation as seen in the beginning of Halo 2, at the end of Halo 4 the lights of large cities and settlements can be seen.
• The settlements on Luna likely possess artificial gravity systems. This would be essential for humans to healthily develop on the moon.

Gallery

Face in the moon

List of appearances

• Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance) (Mentioned only)
• Halo 2
• Halo 3
• Halo: The Cole Protocol
• Halo 3: ODST (Mentioned only)
• Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
  • The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
• Halo: Reach
  • Remember Reach
    • Spaceport (Mentioned only)
• Halo 4