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[[File: | [[File:HothAsteroidField-SW41.png|thumb|right|200px|The chaotic Hoth asteroid field]] | ||
{{Quote|That wasn't a laser blast! Something hit us!|Han Solo|<ref name="Episode 5">{{Film|V}}</ref>}} | {{Quote|That wasn't a laser blast! Something hit us!|Han Solo|<ref name="Episode 5">{{Film|V}}</ref>}} | ||
An '''asteroid''' was a solid object orbiting a [[Star/Legends|star]] that was smaller than a [[Planet/Legends|planet]], ranging from dozens of meters to hundreds of kilometers in size. Asteroids were often found in an [[asteroid belt]] within a star system | An '''asteroid''' was a solid object orbiting a [[Star/Legends|star]] that was smaller than a [[Planet/Legends|planet]], ranging from dozens of meters to hundreds of kilometers in size. Asteroids were often found in an [[asteroid belt]] within a star system. During the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] escaped from [[Death Squadron/Legends|Death Squadron]] by flying into the [[Hoth asteroid field]]. | ||
Smaller versions of asteroids were meteoroids, which became meteors or meteor showers in [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmospheres]], and meteorites on impact with planets. | Smaller versions of asteroids were meteoroids, which became meteors or meteor showers in [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmospheres]], and meteorites on impact with planets. | ||
During the [[Thrawn campaign|Thrawn Crisis]], [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]] used asteroids as a siege weapon, they were equipped with [[Cloaking device/Legends|cloaking devices]] and [[Siege of Coruscant|deployed]] in [[Orbit/Legends|orbit]] of the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], effectively putting the capital of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] out of war.<ref name="TLC">''[[The Last Command]]''</ref> | During the [[Thrawn campaign|Thrawn Crisis]], [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]] used asteroids as a siege weapon, they were equipped with [[Cloaking device/Legends|cloaking devices]] and [[Siege of Coruscant|deployed]] in [[Orbit/Legends|orbit]] of the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], effectively putting the capital of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] out of war.<ref name="TLC">''[[The Last Command]]''</ref> | ||
Asteroids could be used as military bases of operations; such was the case with the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Maw Installation | Asteroids could be used as military bases of operations; such was the case with the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Maw Installation]]. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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*''[[Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon]]'' | *''[[Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon]]'' | ||
*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' | *''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' | ||
*''[[Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire]]'' | *''[[Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire]]'' | ||
* | *{{Shortstory|story=A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}} {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' | *''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' | ||
*''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' | *''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Rebel Dawn]]'' | *''[[Rebel Dawn]]'' | ||
*''[[Han Solo's Rescue Mission]]'' | *''[[Han Solo's Rescue Mission]]'' | ||
*{{Film|IV}} {{1st}} | *{{Film|IV}} {{1st}} | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 3|''Star Wars'' (1977) 3]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 3|''Star Wars'' (1977) 3]] | ||
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|text=''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game''|story=Ain't Science Grand?}} | *{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|text=''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game''|story=Ain't Science Grand?}} | ||
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*{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=Hunter/Hunted}} | *{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=Hunter/Hunted}} | ||
*{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=The Grand Prize}} | *{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=The Grand Prize}} | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 11|''Star Wars'' (1977) 11]] {{Mo}} | *[[Star Wars (1977) 11|''Star Wars'' (1977) 11]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 13|''Star Wars'' (1977) 13]] {{Flash}} | *[[Star Wars (1977) 13|''Star Wars'' (1977) 13]] {{Flash}} | ||
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*[[Star Wars (1977) 33|''Star Wars'' (1977) 33]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 33|''Star Wars'' (1977) 33]] | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 34|''Star Wars'' (1977) 34]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 34|''Star Wars'' (1977) 34]] | ||
*{{Film|V}} | *{{Film|V}} | ||
*[[The Empire Strikes Back (arcade game)|''The Empire Strikes Back'' game]] | *[[The Empire Strikes Back (arcade game)|''The Empire Strikes Back'' game]] | ||
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*[[Star Wars (1977) 41|''Star Wars'' (1977) 41]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 41|''Star Wars'' (1977) 41]] | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 42|''Star Wars'' (1977) 42]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 42|''Star Wars'' (1977) 42]] | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 51|''Star Wars'' (1977) 51]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 51|''Star Wars'' (1977) 51]] | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 53|''Star Wars'' (1977) 53]] {{C|as meteor}} {{Mo}} | *[[Star Wars (1977) 53|''Star Wars'' (1977) 53]] {{C|as meteor}} {{Mo}} | ||
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*{{Journal|8|Black Curs Blues}} | *{{Journal|8|Black Curs Blues}} | ||
*{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira (West End Games)|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=Treasure Hunt}} | *{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira (West End Games)|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=Treasure Hunt}} | ||
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]'' | *''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]'' | ||
*''[[X-Wing: The Bacta War]]'' | *''[[X-Wing: The Bacta War]]'' | ||
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*''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]'' | *''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]'' | ||
*''[[The Last Command]]'' | *''[[The Last Command]]'' | ||
*{{Journal|6|Relic (article)|Relic}} | *{{Journal|6|Relic (article)|Relic}} | ||
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith]]'' | *''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith]]'' | ||
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*''[[I, Jedi]]'' | *''[[I, Jedi]]'' | ||
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']] | *[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']] | ||
*''[[Showdown at Centerpoint]]'' {{C|as meteor}} {{Mo}} | *''[[Showdown at Centerpoint]]'' {{C|as meteor}} {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Specter of the Past]]'' | *''[[Specter of the Past]]'' | ||
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy]]'' | *''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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*''[[Star Wars Word Puzzles]]'' | *''[[Star Wars Word Puzzles]]'' | ||
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']] | *[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']] | ||
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*{{CCG|set=Dagobah Limited|cardname=Big One: Asteroid Cave or Space Slug Belly (Dark)}} | *{{CCG|set=Dagobah Limited|cardname=Big One: Asteroid Cave or Space Slug Belly (Dark)}} | ||
*{{CCG|set=Dagobah Limited|cardname=Closer?!}} {{Imo}} | *{{CCG|set=Dagobah Limited|cardname=Closer?!}} {{Imo}} | ||
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==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{WP|Asteroid}} | *{{WP|Asteroid}} | ||
[[Category:Asteroids| ]] | [[Category:Asteroids| ]] | ||
[[Category:Types of astronomical objects]] | [[Category:Types of astronomical objects]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:38, 22 March 2023
- "That wasn't a laser blast! Something hit us!"
- ―Han Solo
An asteroid was a solid object orbiting a star that was smaller than a planet, ranging from dozens of meters to hundreds of kilometers in size. Asteroids were often found in an asteroid belt within a star system. During the Galactic Civil War, Han Solo escaped from Death Squadron by flying into the Hoth asteroid field.
Smaller versions of asteroids were meteoroids, which became meteors or meteor showers in atmospheres, and meteorites on impact with planets.
During the Thrawn Crisis, Grand Admiral Thrawn used asteroids as a siege weapon, they were equipped with cloaking devices and deployed in orbit of the planet Coruscant, effectively putting the capital of the New Republic out of war.[2]
Asteroids could be used as military bases of operations; such was the case with the Imperial Maw Installation.
Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, at least one potato was used to portray the asteroids of the Hoth asteroid field.
