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The gas giant Bespin
- "Bespin is a gas giant, which means we have no oceans or lakes."
- ―Jude Edivon
Gas giants were large and massive planets composed chiefly of various gases.[1] They had no solid, well-defined surface,[2] which rendered them uninhabitable in themselves,[3] but at least some of them had a large number of moons.[4][5] Typically, gas giants harbored little life unless their atmosphere comprised a layer capable of supporting oxygen-breathing species.[6] Atmospheres such as these could also harbor turbulent storms within, such as the case with the planet Wynkahthu.[7] Another characteristic of those worlds was the presence of planetary rings made up of several million pieces of debris.[8] In some cases, those debris were rocky in nature and rich in ore.[4]
Due to their significant masses, such planets had gravity wells that created distinct, if minor, hazards for hyperspace travel. Under certain circumstances, a particularly enormous gas giant could become a star in its own right.[1]
Ajara,[9] Bespin,[10] Endor, Jestefad, Lefrani,[11] Galaan,[5] Hudalla,[8] Noctu,[12] Pujool,[13] Golus,[14] and Yavin were all gas giants. The feature that distinguished Bespin from most of its sister planets was the existence of its oxygen-rich Life Zone, which possessed an unusual abundance of life forms.[6]
Appearances
Sources
Bespin in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)- Cloud City in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Classic Moment: Lando's Second Surprise" — Star Wars Insider 152
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- Bespin in the Databank (backup link)
- Cloud City in the Databank (backup link)
- Dava Cassamam in the Databank (backup link)
- Wynkahthu in the Databank (backup link)
- Yavin 4 in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Before the Awakening
- ↑ The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- ↑ Heir to the Jedi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lords of the Sith
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑
Wynkahthu in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lost Stars
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Bespin in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Adventures in Wild Space: The Dark
- ↑ Star Wars: Uprising
- ↑ Aftermath: Empire's End