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[[File:Alderaan_Graveyard_AORCR.png|thumb|300px|The Graveyard of Alderaan]]
{{Quote|I just hope there are no surprises waiting for us like the last time I was here.|Han Solo|<ref name="Graveyard of Alderaan">''[[Graveyard of Alderaan]]''</ref>}}
'''The Graveyard''' was the leftover remnants of the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] of [[Alderaan/Legends|Alderaan]] after [[Destruction of Alderaan|its destruction]] by the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|first Death Star]].

==History==
{{Quote|We've come out of hyperspace into a meteor shower. Some kind of asteroid collision. It's not on any of the charts. [...] Our position's correct, except no Alderaan.|Han Solo, discovering Alderaan's destruction|<ref name="Episode 4">{{Film|IV}}</ref>}}
When arriving at the previous location of the planet, the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']], with [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] piloting, exited [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] in the thick of the newly created [[asteroid belt]].

Many Alderaanian Exiles performed a private ceremony called [[Return (Alderaanian)|the Returning]], wherein they would shoot capsules filled with gifts for their friends and family. Some Alderaanians, who called themselves the Guardians, took to patrolling the Graveyard to prevent pirates from stealing the capsules. These Alderaanians were held in rather high regard among the exiles.

[[File:Graveyard.jpg|thumb|left|Battle for the ''[[Another Chance]]'' in the Graveyard]]
In the months after the destruction of Alderaan, [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] agents often lay in wait for ships performing a Returning ritual. They boarded the ships and arrested the passengers and crew. The [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] considered quarantining the Graveyard, as those Imperial actions were too risky for the Alliance.<ref>''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' - Rebel terminal mission "Remembering Alderaan"</ref>

The asteroid field was the site of a [[Battle of the Graveyard|brief battle]] in which [[Renegade Squadron/Legends|Renegade Squadron]] took a holocron that had survived Alderaan's destruction.

The remains of Alderaan's devastated [[Moon of Alderaan|moon]] were also scattered within the Graveyard.<ref name="Essential">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice]]''
*{{Film|IV}} {{1st}}
*{{CWACite|2|Skywalkers}}
*[[Star Wars (2013) 8|''Star Wars'' (2013) 8]]
*''[[Rebel Force: Hostage]]''
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Graveyard of Alderaan]]''
*{{WEGCite|story=Graveyard of Alderaan|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Two}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''
*''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Bacta War]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[I, Jedi]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']] {{Imo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy]]'' {{Hologram}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' {{Hologram}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin]]'' {{Mo}}

===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*''[[Tag & Bink Are Dead]]''

==Sources==
*{{ShadisCite|27|Corellian Smuggler}} {{C|As "Alderaan Belt"}}
*{{StarWarsKidsCite|5|On Our Planet: Alderaan}}
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*[[Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide (real-life book)|''Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide'']]
*''[[Rebellion Era Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]''
*{{FFCite|2|SOL5, ''Han Solo''}} {{Imo}}
*{{FFCite|7|PLA4, ''Planets of the Core Worlds''}} {{Imo}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 29]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*{{DB|character|bailorgana|Organa, Bail|archivedate=20110209094446}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=The Ruins of Alderaan}} {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Beginner Game]]
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Alderaan locations]]
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