Showing posts with label Outer Rim Territories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outer Rim Territories. Show all posts

Monday, 1 February 2016

Hoth




Hoth is also one of the more recognisable and well known of the Star Wars.  It was the temporary location of the rebel headquarters (known as Echo Base) during the Galactic Civil War until it was discovered a probe droid that was sent out by the Empire in search of the Rebel Alliance.  It was later destroyed during the Battle of Hoth by the Blizzard Force (an elite imperial force).

 


Like Tatooine it is also located in the Outer Rim Territories and therefore is separated from the rest of the universe.   It has one sun and three moons.  It is the fifth planet from its sun and has an asteroid belt.  As it is the fifth planet from its sun it if covered in ice caps and glaciers.  The temperature is reasonable during but at night the temperatures can drop to below -60 degrees Celsius.  Although Hoth has a very scarce surface it is inhabited by tauntauns (large reptilian creatures that are often ridden) and wampas (huge aggressive creatures).     


Monday, 25 January 2016

Tatooine




Tatooine is one of the most well-known planets in the Star Wars universe.  Both Luke and Anakin Skywalker grew up there and also Obi-Wan Kenobi went into hiding there (Under the name of Ben Kenobi) to protect Luke from the empire shortly after the Clone Wars. Also the droids R2-D2 and C3-PO landed on an escape pod from Tantive IV (a rebel alliance star ship) which drew the attention of Darth Vader and the Empire during the Galactic Civil War.



Tatooine is located in the Outer Rim Territories.  Therefore it is quite separate from the rest of the universe.  It has three moons called Ghomrassen, Guermessa and Chenini.  It also orbits two suns Tatoo I and Tatoo II and therefore suffers from a huge amount of heat.  The planet is completely covered in harsh deserts and only a small section of it is habitable.  Because of this heat there is very little water on Tatooine so a lot of the people who live there are moisture farmers.  The Hutt clan also has a strong presence on Tatooine and they have a palace there.



 
                                                                                  Image from: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tatooine