Kessel

"We'll be sent to the spice mines of Kessel, or smashed into who knows what!"

- C-3PO

Kessel was a location that hosted spice mines. During the Clone Wars, the Pyke Syndicate dealt with spice mined from Kessel, utilizing smugglers and freighter captains to deliver it to the crime families of Coruscant.

When the Galactic Empire boarded the starship Tantive IV, which carried Princess Leia Organa on a secret mission for the Rebel Alliance, the protocol droid named C-3PO expressed fear that he and his counterpart R2-D2 would be sent to the spice mines of Kessel.

Later, when talking up the capabilities of the Millennium Falcon to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo described it as being "the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs."

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope