Imperial standard meter

"The approach will not be easy. You are required to maneuver straight down this trench and skim the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction which should destroy the station."

- General Jan Dodonna

The Imperial standard meter, often shortened to the meter, was an established unit of measurement of length used by the Galactic Empire. One meter equaled 100 centimeters and was roughly equivalent to three feet. The meter existed during the Galactic Republic's reign as well.

After scouring the plans for the Death Star, General Jan Dodonna discovered that a small exposed thermal exhaust port led directly to the massive battle station's reactor core. Since it was only two meters wide, a small starfighter would be able to attack the vulnerable exhaust port. Luke Skywalker expressed that this mission was not impossible, explaining the he used to bulls-eye womp rats in his T-16 back home, which were not much bigger than two meters. Skywalker eventually succeeded in firing a proton torpedo into the exhaust port and destroying the battle station.

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 * Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void
 * Crosscurrent
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Precipice
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Savior
 * A Tale from the Dark Side
 * ''Labor Pains
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Purgatory
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Sentinel
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * The Old Republic: Revan
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * The Old Republic: Smuggler's Vanguard
 * The Old Republic: Deceived
 * Red Harvest
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 * Star Wars: The Old Republic
 * The Old Republic: Annihilation
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pantheon
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Secrets
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium
 * Knight Errant
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Darkness Shared
 * Bane of the Sith
 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two
 * Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil
 * Legacy of the Jedi
 * Darth Plagueis
 * The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force
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 * Jedi Apprentice: The Mark of the Crown
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple
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 * Jedi Apprentice: The Fight for Truth
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Shattered Peace
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue
 * Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: Deceptions
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Ties That Bind
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Only Witness
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Threat Within
 * Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: The Followers
 * Secrets of the Jedi
 * Restraint
 * The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
 * The Monster
 * Darth Maul: Saboteur
 * Maul: Lockdown
 * Episode I Adventures 1: Search for the Lost Jedi
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 * Episode I Adventures 13: Danger on Naboo
 * "End Game"
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel
 * Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game
 * Star Wars Episode I Journal: Anakin Skywalker
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 * Rogue Planet
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 * Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner
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 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel
 * The Approaching Storm
 * Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
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 * Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
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 * The Clone Wars: The Pengalan Tradeoff
 * League of Spies
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * Omega Squad: Targets
 * Duel
 * Shatterpoint
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 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero
 * Hero of Cartao
 * The Cestus Deception
 * The Hive
 * Changing Seasons
 * Jedi Trial
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel
 * The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad
 * The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates
 * The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 3: Duel at Shattered Rock
 * The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key
 * The Clone Wars: No Prisoners
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Siege
 * Republic Commando: True Colors
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
 * ''MedStar II: Jedi Healer
 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
 * Boba Fett: A New Threat
 * Boba Fett: Pursuit
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novel
 * Kenobi
 * Star Wars: Purge: The Tyrant's Fist, Part 1
 * Strike Force: Shantipole
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * Pax Empirica—The Wookiee Annihilation
 * Imperial Commando: 501st
 * The Last One Standing
 * In His Image
 * Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
 * Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows
 * Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force
 * The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission
 * The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning
 * The Last of the Jedi: Underworld
 * The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo
 * The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web
 * The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side
 * The Last of the Jedi: Secret Weapon
 * The Last of the Jedi: Against the Empire
 * The Last of the Jedi: Master of Deception
 * The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning
 * A Two-Edged Sword
 * A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker
 * The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett
 * The Paradise Snare
 * The Final Exit
 * The Hutt Gambit
 * A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale
 * Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
 * Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
 * Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
 * The Force Unleashed novel
 * Death Star
 * Rebel Dawn
 * Han Solo at Stars' End
 * Han Solo's Revenge
 * Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
 * The Force Unleashed II novel
 * Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
 * Death Troopers
 * Interlude at Darkknell
 * Shadow Games
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel
 * Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil
 * When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale
 * We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale
 * Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"
 * The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale
 * Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale
 * Starfall
 * Scavenger Hunt
 * Scoundrels
 * The Long Arm of the Hutt
 * Under a Black Sun
 * The Jewel of Yavin
 * Operation: Shadowpoint
 * Rebel Force: Target
 * Rebel Force: Hostage
 * Rebel Force: Renegade
 * Rebel Force: Firefight
 * Rebel Force: Trapped
 * Rebel Force: Uprising
 * Allegiance
 * Winner Lose All
 * Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba
 * Choices of One
 * Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive
 * Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead
 * Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine
 * Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi
 * Galaxy of Fear: Army of Terror
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Swarm
 * Galaxy of Fear: Spore
 * Galaxy of Fear: Clones
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
 * Honor Among Thieves
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
 * Splinter of the Mind's Eye
 * Side Trip
 * The Star Wars 6
 * Star Wars 5: In the Shadow of Yavin, Part 5
 * Star Wars 13
 * Star Wars 14
 * Empire and Rebellion: Razor's Edge
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novel
 * Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning
 * Star Wars 67: The Darker
 * Payback: The Tale of Dengar
 * The Stele Chronicles
 * The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
 * Shadows of the Empire novel
 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel
 * Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade
 * Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef
 * A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale
 * Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale
 * Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale
 * A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett
 * The Mandalorian Armor
 * Slave Ship
 * Hard Merchandise
 * The Truce at Bakura
 * Gathering Shadows
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
 * Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
 * Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
 * Fists of Ion
 * X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-Wing: The Bacta War
 * X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
 * X-Wing: Iron Fist
 * X-Wing: Solo Command
 * Crisis of Faith
 * The Courtship of Princess Leia
 * Hutt and Seek
 * Corphelion Interlude
 * A Forest Apart
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command
 * X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
 * Jedi Search
 * Dark Apprentice
 * Champions of the Force
 * I, Jedi
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Simple Tricks
 * Darksaber
 * Shades of Gray
 * X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar
 * Planet of Twilight
 * The Crystal Star
 * Before the Storm
 * Shield of Lies
 * Tyrant's Test
 * The New Rebellion
 * Jade Solitaire
 * Ambush at Corellia
 * Assault at Selonia
 * Showdown at Centerpoint
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Scourge
 * Tempest Feud
 * Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Promises
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade
 * Survivor's Quest
 * Fool's Bargain
 * Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
 * Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
 * Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
 * Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
 * Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan
 * Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
 * Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
 * Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
 * Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
 * Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
 * Boba Fett: A Practical Man
 * The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
 * The New Jedi Order: Recovery
 * The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Emissary of the Void
 * The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey
 * The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
 * The New Jedi Order: Traitor
 * The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
 * The New Jedi Order: Ylesia
 * The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
 * The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion
 * The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy
 * The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
 * Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
 * Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines
 * Legacy of the Force: Tempest
 * Legacy of the Force: Exile
 * Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
 * Legacy of the Force: Inferno
 * Legacy of the Force: Fury
 * Legacy of the Force: Revelation
 * Legacy of the Force: Invincible
 * Riptide
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
 * Fate of the Jedi: Omen
 * Fate of the Jedi: Abyss
 * Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
 * Fate of the Jedi: Allies
 * Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
 * Fate of the Jedi: Conviction
 * Fate of the Jedi: Ascension
 * Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
 * X-Wing: Mercy Kill
 * Crucible
 * Jade Solitaire
 * Ambush at Corellia
 * Assault at Selonia
 * Showdown at Centerpoint
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Scourge
 * Tempest Feud
 * Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Promises
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade
 * Survivor's Quest
 * Fool's Bargain
 * Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
 * Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
 * Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
 * Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
 * Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan
 * Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
 * Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
 * Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
 * Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
 * Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
 * Boba Fett: A Practical Man
 * The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
 * The New Jedi Order: Recovery
 * The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Emissary of the Void
 * The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey
 * The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
 * The New Jedi Order: Traitor
 * The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
 * The New Jedi Order: Ylesia
 * The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
 * The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion
 * The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy
 * The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
 * Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
 * Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines
 * Legacy of the Force: Tempest
 * Legacy of the Force: Exile
 * Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
 * Legacy of the Force: Inferno
 * Legacy of the Force: Fury
 * Legacy of the Force: Revelation
 * Legacy of the Force: Invincible
 * Riptide
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
 * Fate of the Jedi: Omen
 * Fate of the Jedi: Abyss
 * Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
 * Fate of the Jedi: Allies
 * Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
 * Fate of the Jedi: Conviction
 * Fate of the Jedi: Ascension
 * Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
 * X-Wing: Mercy Kill
 * Crucible
 * Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
 * X-Wing: Mercy Kill
 * Crucible
 * Crucible