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[[File:Destiny-solar-system-map.png|350px|thumbnail|right|The Solar System as it is seen from the [[Director]]]] | [[File:Destiny-solar-system-map.png|350px|thumbnail|right|The Solar System as it is seen from the [[Director]]]] | ||
The '''Solar System''' is the planetary system inhabited by [[Human|humanity]]. During the [[Golden Age]], humanity forged an empire that spanned much of the system, but the catastrophic effects of the [[Collapse]] forced humans to retreat to [[Earth]], abandoning their many worlds to various other forces. | The '''Solar System''' is the planetary system inhabited by [[Human|humanity]]. During the [[Golden Age]], humanity forged an empire that spanned much of the system, but the catastrophic effects of the [[Collapse]] forced humans to retreat to [[Earth]], abandoning their many worlds to various other forces. | ||
==Notable celestial bodies== | ==Notable celestial bodies== | ||
*[[Mercury]]—a former garden world, now converted by the [[Vex]] into a planet-sized machine. | *[[Mercury]]—a former garden world, now converted by the [[Vex]] into a planet-sized machine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#Mercury|Mercury]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Venus]]—a volcanic jungle world and the site of the [[Ishtar Academy]], humanity's greatest center of learning. Now occupied by the Vex and the [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]]. | *[[Venus]]—a volcanic jungle world and the site of the [[Ishtar Academy]], humanity's greatest center of learning. Now occupied by the Vex and the [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Venus#Venus|Venus]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Earth]]—mankind's homeworld. The only safe human settlement is [[The Last City]], with pockets of hidden human communities. The Fallen [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Kings]] control the rest of the planet. | *[[Earth]]—mankind's homeworld. The only safe human settlement is [[The Last City]], with pockets of hidden human communities. The Fallen [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Kings]] control the rest of the planet.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Earth#Earth|Earth]]''</ref> | ||
**The [[Moon]]—Earth's only natural satellite. Once the site of a small [[First Light Lunar Installation|colony]] for supplying the rest of the system, now the location of the [[Hive]]'s [[Hellmouth|stronghold]], with a minor [[House of Exile]] presence. | **The [[Moon]]—Earth's only natural satellite. Once the site of a small [[First Light Lunar Installation|colony]] for supplying the rest of the system, now the location of the [[Hive]]'s [[Hellmouth|stronghold]], with a minor [[House of Exile]] presence.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#The_Moon|The Moon]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Mars]]—the first human city outside of Earth, [[Freehold]], was founded here. Now occupied by the [[Cabal]], who are fighting invading Vex forces for control. | *[[Mars]]—the first human city outside of Earth, [[Freehold]], was founded here. Now occupied by the [[Cabal]], who are fighting invading Vex forces for control.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Mars|Mars]]''</ref> | ||
**The [[Black Garden]]—a Vex realm accessible from and tied to Mars. | **The [[Black Garden]]—a Vex realm accessible from and tied to Mars.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Legend:_The_Black_Garden|Legend: The Black Garden]]''</ref> | ||
**[[Phobos]]—one of Mars's two moons. Phobos is controlled by the Cabal, and has been artificially brought to closer orbit for obscure reasons. | **[[Phobos]]—one of Mars's two moons. Phobos is controlled by the Cabal, and has been artificially brought to closer orbit for obscure reasons.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Phobos|Phobos]]''</ref> | ||
*[[wikipedia:Asteroid Belt|Asteroid Belt]]—a ring of asteroids and Golden Age debris marking the boundary between the Inner System and the Outer System. | *[[wikipedia:Asteroid Belt|Asteroid Belt]]—a ring of asteroids and Golden Age debris marking the boundary between the Inner System and the Outer System.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_Asteroid_Belt#The_Asteroid_Belt|The Asteroid Belt]]''</ref> | ||
**[[Ceres]]—the largest object in the Asteroid Belt. Ceres was a major hub of the [[House of Wolves]] before it was destroyed by [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov's]] [[Harbinger]]s. | **[[Ceres]]—the largest object in the Asteroid Belt. Ceres was a major hub of the [[House of Wolves]] before it was destroyed by [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov's]] [[Harbinger]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref> | ||
**[[The Reef]]—an inhabited collection of asteroids and derelicts that are the home of the [[Awoken]]. Asteroids with Awoken settlements include [[4 Vesta]], [[2 Pallas]], [[10 Hygiea]], [[65 Cybele]], and [[5560 Amytis]]. | **[[The Reef]]—an inhabited collection of asteroids and derelicts that are the home of the [[Awoken]]. Asteroids with Awoken settlements include [[4 Vesta]], [[2 Pallas]], [[10 Hygiea]], [[65 Cybele]], and [[5560 Amytis]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_Asteroid_Belt#The_Reef|The Reef]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Jupiter]]—a gas giant. Its moons are believed to have been a major cornerstone of Golden Age civilization; now controlled by the [[Nine]]. | *[[Jupiter]]—a gas giant. Its moons are believed to have been a major cornerstone of Golden Age civilization; now controlled by the [[Nine]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Jupiter#Jupiter|Jupiter]]''</ref> | ||
**[[Io]]—a volcanic, sulfuric moon occupied by the Fallen and Vex. Vex ruins lie all across the planet, and the Fallen are highly active. | **[[Io]]—a volcanic, sulfuric moon occupied by the Fallen and Vex. Vex ruins lie all across the planet, and the Fallen are highly active. | ||
**[[Europa]]—a moon of Jupiter and former human colony, under the control of the Nine. | **[[Europa]]—a moon of Jupiter and former human colony, under the control of the Nine. | ||
*[[Saturn]]—a gas giant. [[Oryx]]'s [[Dreadnaught]] and a Hive fleet now orbit the planet. | *[[Saturn]]—a gas giant. [[Oryx]]'s [[Dreadnaught]] and a Hive fleet now orbit the planet.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Saturn#Saturn|Saturn]]''</ref> | ||
**[[Titan (moon)|Titan]]—a methane ocean moon. The Hive and the Cabal [[Red Legion]] lurk around the planet. | **[[Titan (moon)|Titan]]—a methane ocean moon. The Hive and the Cabal [[Red Legion]] lurk around the planet. | ||
*[[Nessus]]—a dormant Vex machine world that is also under Red Legion occupation. | *[[Nessus]]—a dormant Vex machine world that is also under Red Legion occupation. | ||