A binary star was a star system in which two stars revolved around a common center of mass. Supernovas were twice more likely to occur in binary star systems. Sometimes, however, the pair would be stable enough that planets would form around them, such as with the Tatoo system, Selvaris system and the Byss and Abyss system. Such planets often orbited the binary star in a figure-of-eight fashion, as was the case with Byss. Having two suns did not lead to an orbiting world being a hot and arid one, as was the case with Tatooine early in its planetary history. In 25,793 BBY, Tatooine was a lush and verdant world which was home to the sentient Kumumgah species.[1] After defying their Rakatan masters, the planet was subject to an orbital bombardment as punishment that caused the silica in the soil to fuse and become glass, which over time became sand and caused a dramatic climate shift, resulting in Tatooine becoming a desert world.[2]
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- Star Wars Word Puzzles (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
- Twin Stars of Kira
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine
- Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, Second Edition
- Star Wars Technical Journal
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Picture only)
- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Swoop) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Embossed Metal Collector Cards (Card: ISSUE 1: Xizor's Plan Revealed) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Hideouts & Strongholds
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Luke Skywalker (Special)) (Picture only)
- Lords of Nal Hutta
- Fly Casual