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===History===
During the [[Horus Heresy]], the world and its accompanying moons was the site of a major [[Battle of Pluto|Alpha Legion attack]] in what became the first major engagement of the [[Solar War]].{{Fn|2}} Later in the final phase of the Solar War, Pluto was again a battleground as [[Sigismund]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] attempted to defend it against a massive [[Sons of Horus]] attack led by [[Horus Aximand]]. During the fighting, Pluto's moons were captured and had their guns turn on the loyalist forces while the moon of Kerberos was completely destroyed as part of a trap by Sigismund.{{Fn|4}} Pluto was subsequently reclaimed by the Imperium during the [[Great Scouring]].{{Fn|5}}
During the last years of [[M41]] a vermillion-classified [[xenos]] threat was discovered amidst the Plutonian void-fortresses and subsequently eliminated by [[Adeptus Custodes]] forces.{{Fn|3}}
===MoonsNotable Locations===*'''Moons'''. Pluto's small moons are little bigger than large [[Imperial Navy]] starships. However their subterranean surfaces are inhabited.{{Fn|2}}**'''Charon'''**'''Styx'''**'''Nix'''**'''Kerberos''' — used as a heavily armed orbital fortress.{{Fn|2}} Destroyed by retreating Imperial forces under [[Sigismund]] during the [[Solar War]].{{Fn|4a}}**'''Hydra''' — [[Astropath]]ic station.{{Fn|2}}*'''Khthonic Gate''' - Warp gate built during the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. Allows for easy access to and from the Sol System, bypassing the standard [[Mandeville Point]]s.{{Fn|4}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Praetorian of Dorn (Novel)]] — Part 4, Chapter 2
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)]], pg. 31, ''To Stand Against the Storm''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Solar War (Novel)]] - Chapter 2
**{{Endn|4a}}: Chapter 7
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]] pg.124
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