Endor (planet)

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Endor (Tana)

Astrographical information

Suns

1: Ibleam^[1]

Orbital position

1

Moons

9: Forest moon of Endor, Sistermoon, others^[1]

Grid square

H-16

Distance from Core

43,300 light-years

Rotation period

30 standard hours^[1]

Orbital period

402 standard days^[1]

Physical information

Class

Gas giant^[1]

Diameter

148,000 kilometers^[1]

Atmosphere

Type IV (environment suit required)^[1]

Climate

Hostile (chemical and magnetic storms)^[1]

Gravity

2.5 standard^[1]

Terrain

Gas giant^[1]

Surface water

0%

Societal information

Native species

None^[1]

Other species

None^[1]

Primary language(s)

None^[1]

Government

None^[1]

Population

None^[1]

Major cities

None

Major imports

None^[1]

Major exports

None^[1]

Endor, also known as Tana among the Ewok species, was the cyan gas giant planet orbited by the forest moon of Endor. The name "Endor" was also sometimes used for the forest moon. The planet itself was less well known than the moon.

History[]

At some point, a hoax was perpetrated giving rise to the rumor that the planet had been destroyed in some mysterious cataclysm. This hoax was later refuted by renowned scholar Ebenn Q3 Baobab.

The planet was known as Tana among the Ewoks on the forest moon of Endor.^[2]

The Galactic Empire established the Sanctuary Pipeline to reach the moon quickly, importing raw materials for the Death Star II construction. One of the planet's moons was uninhabited until used by the New Republic for the relocation of the Ixlls who were rescued from the destruction of Da Soocha V.

Behind the scenes[]

The planet Endor was never visible in any scenes in Return of the Jedi set on the forest moon's surface. The novelization claims that Endor was destroyed some time earlier, and that the moon now orbits its star in a planetary orbit of its own. This was settled with the release of The Essential Atlas, which dismisses the gas giant's disappearance as an elaborate hoax.

Endor matte — The planet Endor seen from its forest moon.

When loading the map of any planet in Star Wars: Battlefront II in Galactic Conquest, and in Star Wars: Battlefront in Instant Action, it shows the planet as seen from space. When loading the forest moon of Endor map, you can see the forest moon with the Death Star orbiting it, as well as the huge silver edge of the planet Endor, with some of the planet itself.

A large celestial body can be seen in the sky from the forest moon during some night scenes in the two Ewok telefilms (Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor). The planet can also be seen in space in Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance.