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'''Earth''' is the homeworld of the [[human]] species and is one of four terrestrial planets in the [[Sol System]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Mars|Mars]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Venus#Venus|Venus]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#Mercury|Mercury]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Jupiter#Jupiter|Jupiter]]''</ref> It is also a living consciousness, and one of the [[Nine]].
{{Quote|The cradle of humanity - a world of ancient glory, waiting to be retaken.}}<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref>
 
'''Earth''' is the homeworld of the [[human]] species and is one of four terrestrial planets in the [[Sol System]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Mars|Mars]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Venus#Venus|Venus]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#Mercury|Mercury]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Jupiter#Jupiter|Jupiter]]''</ref> It is also a living consciousness, and one of the [[Nine]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
{{Quote|Once our cities lit the whole world. Now we huddle under the shadow of the Traveler, in the last place it protects. It is so very fragile, this small blue ship, our home|Grimoire description.}}
{{Quote|Once our cities lit the whole world. Now we huddle under the shadow of the Traveler, in the last place it protects. It is so very fragile, this small blue ship, our home|Grimoire description.}}
In the wake of the [[Collapse]], most of the planet's surface lies in ruins except for the [[Last City]], which was built beneath the [[Traveler]]'s protective aura.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#The_City|The City]]''</ref>
In the wake of the [[Collapse]], most of the planet's surface lies in ruins except for the [[Last City]], which was built beneath [[The Traveler|the Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The City#The City|The City]]''</ref>
Earth is continuously threatened by various [[Enemies|alien species]] who seek to claim it for their own ends. With the help of the Traveler's [[Light]], the [[Guardians]] fight to protect humanity's home and retake its lost lands.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref>
Earth is continuously threatened by various [[Enemies|alien species]] who seek to claim it for their own ends. With the help of the Traveler's [[Light]], the [[Guardian]]s fight to protect humanity's home and retake its lost lands.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref>


==History==
In the pre-Golden Age time, Earth had begun to suffer from overpopulation, and had become overcrowded.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2|Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2]]''</ref>
In the pre-Golden Age time, Earth had begun to suffer from overpopulation, and had become overcrowded.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost_Fragment:_Clovis_Bray_2|Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2]]''</ref>


Areas of the planet were occupied by the [[Red Legion]] during the [[Red War]].
Areas of the planet were occupied by the [[Red Legion]] during the [[Red War]].


==Locations==
==Locations==
===Americas===
{{Col-begin}}
*[[Brazilian Dead Zone]]
{{Col-2}}
**[[Brasília]]
===Africa===
*[[Caracas]]
*[[Old Accra]]
*[[Gulf of Mexico]]
*[[Mombasa Ruins]]
*[[North American Empire]] {{C|defunct political body}}
*[[Saharan Contested Zone]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Red Moon Phantom Armor]]''</ref>
**[[Appalachian Dead Zone]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [http://db.destinytracker.com/d2/en/items/4179002916-mechanik-11 Mechanik 1.1 leg armor]''</ref>
 
**[[Manhattan Nuclear Zone]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/23)''', ''[[Destiny]], Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Xander 99-40]] dialogue and [[Cayde-6]] PA announcement in the [[Tower]]''</ref>
===Asia===
**[[Old Chicago]]
*[[Beijing University]]
**[[New Whulge]]
*[[The Himalayas]]
*[[Ontario]]
*[[Lhasa]]
*[[Panama Ravine]]
*[[Mumbai Push]]
*[[Serra Gurral]]
*[[Old Bangkok]]
*[[Sinaloan Ruins]]
*[[Taipei]]
*[[Nur-Sultan]]
*[[Tibet]]


===Europe===
===Europe===
*[[European Aerial Zone]]
*[[European Dead Zone]] {{C|Destination}}
*[[European Dead Zone]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[The Dead Cliffs]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[European Aerial Zone]]
**[[Emerald Coast]] {{C|[[Gambit]] map}}
**[[The Farm]]
**[[The Farm]]
**[[Firebase Hades]]
***[[Excavation Site XII]]
***[[Legion's Anchor]]
***[[Pathfinder's Crash]]
***[[The Pit]]
**[[The Gulch]]
***[[Flooded Chasm]]
***[[The Tunnels]]
****[[Smidur's Cavern]]
**[[Legion's Gulch]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Memento]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Outskirts]]
***[[The Drain]]
***[[Scavenger's Den]]
***[[Sojourner's Camp]]
****[[Niobe Labs]]
***[[Whispered Falls]]
**[[Quarantine Sector 236]]
***[[Blackened Forest]]
**[[The Sludge]]
***[[The Dark Forest]]
***[[Hallowed Grove]]
****[[Hallowed Rift]]
***[[Shaft 13]]
***[[Seraph Bunker]]
**[[Sunken Isles]]
***[[Echion Hold]]
****[[Echion Control]]
****[[Firebase Airfield]]
***[[The Quarry]]
***[[Skydock IV]]
**[[Trostland]]
**[[Trostland]]
***[[Atrium]]
**[[Memento]] {{c|[[Crucible]] map}}
***[[Maevic Square]]
**[[Legion's Gulch]] {{c|Crucible map}}
****[[Hangman's Pass]]
**[[Widow's Court]] {{c|Crucible map}}
****[[The Reservoir]]
**[[Emerald Coast]] {{c|[[Gambit]] map}}
***[[Salt Mines]]
***[[Terminus East]]
***[[Widow's Walk]]
**[[Widow's Court]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Winding Cove]]
***[[The Weep]]
*[[Old Russia]] {{C|Destination}}
*[[Old Russia]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[Cosmodrome]]
**[[Cosmodrome]]
***[[The Breach]]
****[[Gateway]]
****[[Splicership Menkis-Syn]]
***[[The Divide]]
****[[Exodus Garden 2A]]
***[[Exodus Blue]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
***[[Forgotten Shore]]
****[[The Grottos]]
*****[[The Mine]]
******[[Bunker RAS-2]]
******[[Bunker WAR-4]]
******[[Seraphim Vault]]
****[[Veles Labyrinth]]
***[[Mothyards]]
***[[Rocketyard]]
****[[King's Watch]]
****[[Refinery]]
*****[[The Blast]]
*****[[Devils' Lair]]
*****[[Devils' Spire]]
***[[Skyshock]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
***[[Skywatch]]
****[[Jovian Complex]]
****[[Lunar Complex]]
****[[Terrestrial Complex]]
***[[The Steppes]]
****[[Dock 13]]
**[[Cosmodrome Wall]]
***[[Sector 618]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Plaguelands]]
**[[Plaguelands]]
***[[The Archon's Keep]]
**[[Coyote]]
****[[The Warrens]]
**[[Exodus Blue]] {{c|Crucible map}}
*****[[Site 6]]
**[[Sector 618]] {{c|Crucible map}}
***[[Bunker Triglav]]
**[[Skyshock]] {{c|Crucible map}}
****[[Cyclone 141G]]
****[[Splicer Battery]]
***[[Doomed Sea]]
***[[Forgotten Pass]]
***[[Foundry 113]]
****[[Apex]]
****[[Server Farm]]
*****[[Perfection Complex]]
****[[Splicer's Den]]
***[[Giant's Husk]]
***[[Haakon Precipice]] {{C|[[Sparrow Racing League]] map}}
***[[Lords' Watch]]
*[[Eastern Flood Zone]]
*[[Eastern Flood Zone]]
**[[Rusted Lands]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Rusted Lands]]
*[[Felwinter Peak]]
*[[Felwinter Peak]]
**[[Iron Temple]]
**[[Iron Temple]]
**[[Vostok Observatory]]
**[[Vostok Observatory]]
***[[Vostok]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Vostok]] {{c|Crucible map}}
*[[London]]
*[[Neu Turbach]]
 
===North America===
*[[Gulf of Mexico]]
*[[North American Empire]] {{C|defunct political body}}
**[[Appalachian Dead Zone]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [http://db.destinytracker.com/d2/en/items/4179002916-mechanik-11 Mechanik 1.1 leg armor]''</ref>
**[[Manhattan Nuclear Zone]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/23)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Xander 99-40]] dialogue and [[Cayde-6]] PA announcement in the [[Tower]]''</ref>
**[[Old Chicago]]
**[[New Whulge]]
*[[Ontario]]
*[[Panama Ravine]]
*[[Sinaloan Ruins]]


===Asia===
{{Col-2}}
*[[China]]
**[[Beijing University]]
*[[The Himalayas]]
*[[India]]
**[[Mumbai Push]]
*[[Old Bangkok]]
*[[Tibet]]
**[[Lhasa]]


===Africa===
===South America===
*[[Old Accra]]
*[[Brazilian Dead Zone]]
*[[Mombasa Ruins]]
**[[Brasília]]
*Saharan Contested Zone<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Red Moon Phantom Armor]]''</ref>
*[[Caracas]]


===Oceania===
===Oceania===
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*[[Sydney]]
*[[Sydney]]


===Unknown===
===Unknown Regions===
*[[The Last City]]
*[[Last City]]
**[[Bannerfall]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Anchor District]]
**[[Bannerfall]] {{C|Crucible map}}
**[[Botza District]]
**[[Botza District]]
***[[Botza Underground]]
**[[The Core]]
****[[Botza Ruins]]
**[[Eliksni Quarter]]
**[[Midtown]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Midtown]] {{C|Crucible map}}
**[[The Tower]]
**[[Peregrine District]]
***[[Courtyard]]
**[[Ridgeback District]]
****[[Baazar]]
**[[Tower]]
*****[[Annex]]
**[[H.E.L.M.]]
*****[[H.E.L.M.]]
*[[City Perimeter|Last City Perimeter]]
****[[Hangar]]
**[[Frontier]] {{C|Crucible map}}
***[[Tower Plaza]]
**[[Twilight Gap (Crucible)|Twilight Gap]] {{C|Crucible map}}
****[[Tower Hangar]]
***[[Nkechi's Cut]]
****[[Tower North]]
****[[Archimedes Annex]]
**[[Tower Ruins]]
***[[Tower North]]
****[[Tower Plaza]]
****[[Tower Hangar]]
****[[Tower Watch]]
****[[Passage]]
****[[Ventilation]]
****[[Vault]]
****[[Tower Ruins]]
**[[Last City Perimeter]]
***[[Frontier]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
***[[Twilight Gap]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
*[[Old Desert]]
*[[Old Desert]]
*[[Palamon]]
*[[Palamon]]
*[[Dwindler's Ridge]]
*[[Dwindler's Ridge]]
*[[Coyote]]
*[[Coyote]]
*[[Velor]]
*[[Eaton]]
*[[Durga]]
*[[Nazino Island]]
{{Col-end}}


==Trivia==
==Non-canon appearances==
*Earth's continents were backwards in the [[Director]] between the releases of ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', and ''[[Beyond Light]]''.
===Rising Timeline===
*The Lore tab for the [[Chromatic Fire]] implies that the continent of Antarctica may no longer exist, or that is believed to be a myth.
{{Main|Earth/Rising}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery perrow=3>
File:Destiny Earth surface.jpg|Earth's surface as it appears on Bungie.net
File:Destiny Earth surface.jpg|Earth's surface
File:Old Chicago desktop.jpg|The ruins of Old Chicago, USA.
File:Destiny the last city on earth.jpg|The Last City
File:Destiny-art12.jpg|The Traveler over the Last City.
File:Destiny 24.jpg|Cosmodrome, Old Russia
File:Destiny the last city on earth.jpg|The Last City.
 
File:Mumbai push.jpg|The ruins of Mumbai, India.
File:Mumbai push.jpg|Mumbai, India
File:Destiny 24.jpg|An old Russian Cosmodrome.
File:Old Chicago desktop.jpg|Old Chicago, USA
File:Cosmodrome pano.jpg|The Cosmodrome.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*In the [[Director]]s of ''[[Forsaken]]'' and ''[[Shadowkeep]]'', Earth is seen rotating the correct way, however the continents appeared backwards. This is easily seen when looking at the orientation of  Greenland and Canada in [[:File:DirectorShadowkeep.jpg|this image]].
*The continent of Antarctica is believed to be a myth according to the [[Chromatic Fire]] lore, implying it may have ceased to exist physically.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[The Law Of The Jungle]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Law Of The Jungle]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny]]''
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[The Dark Below]]''
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]''
**''[[Rise of Iron]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
*''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)|Destiny: Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
*''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]]''
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Joker's Wild]]''
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
**''[[Season of Dawn]]''
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]''


==References==
==References==
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Earth
Grimoire Earth.jpg
Astrographical

Star, position:

Sol, III

Satellites(s):

Luna

Physical

Diameter:

12,742 km

Gravity:

1.0 G (9.8 m/s2)

Length of day:

23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds

Orbital period:

365.2425 days

Atmosphere:

.9 atm (N2, O2)

Surface temperature:

-18° C to 38° C

Societal

Population:

Fallen
Hive
Taken
Cabal
Humanity
Lightbearer

Government:

Last City

 

"The cradle of humanity - a world of ancient glory, waiting to be retaken."[1]

Earth is the homeworld of the human species and is one of four terrestrial planets in the Sol System.[2][3][4][5] It is also a living consciousness, and one of the Nine.

Overview[edit]

"Once our cities lit the whole world. Now we huddle under the shadow of the Traveler, in the last place it protects. It is so very fragile, this small blue ship, our home"
— Grimoire description.

In the wake of the Collapse, most of the planet's surface lies in ruins except for the Last City, which was built beneath the Traveler.[6] Earth is continuously threatened by various alien species who seek to claim it for their own ends. With the help of the Traveler's Light, the Guardians fight to protect humanity's home and retake its lost lands.[7]

In the pre-Golden Age time, Earth had begun to suffer from overpopulation, and had become overcrowded.[8]

Areas of the planet were occupied by the Red Legion during the Red War.

Locations[edit]

Africa[edit]

Asia[edit]

Europe[edit]

North America[edit]

South America[edit]

Oceania[edit]

Unknown Regions[edit]

Non-canon appearances[edit]

Rising Timeline[edit]

Main article: Earth/Rising

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Directors of Forsaken and Shadowkeep, Earth is seen rotating the correct way, however the continents appeared backwards. This is easily seen when looking at the orientation of Greenland and Canada in this image.
  • The continent of Antarctica is believed to be a myth according to the Chromatic Fire lore, implying it may have ceased to exist physically.

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny
  2. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Mars
  3. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Venus
  4. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Mercury
  5. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Jupiter
  6. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: The City
  7. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Guardians
  8. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2
  9. ^ Bungie (2018/9/4), Destiny 2: Forsaken, Red Moon Phantom Armor
  10. ^ Bungie (2017/9/23), Destiny 2, Mechanik 1.1 leg armor
  11. ^ Bungie (2017/9/23), Destiny, Xander 99-40 dialogue and Cayde-6 PA announcement in the Tower