Mon Gazza
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Mon Gazza was a planet located in the Mon Gazza system in the Outer Rim Territories. It was a famous shadowport.
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[edit] History
It was once home to a spice mining colony, second only to Kessel in spice mining production. A violent, poverty-stricken world, it was controlled by the Galactic Spice Mining Guild. Mon Gazza was also the homeworld of the young Jedi, Zett Jukassa.
[edit] Podracing
Barren, dusty, and red, Mon Gazza's only other notable feature were the podraces that were held there in its prime, before the Galactic Empire outlawed the dangerous sport. Some of the races were held in unused spice mines that had been opened for the races. The tracks included:
[edit] Nagai invasion
Mon Gazza was the site of a battle against Nagai invaders in 4 ABY.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer (First appearance)
- Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course
- Star Wars Legacy 38: Tatooine, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
Zett Jukassa in the Databank
Boonta Eve Classic Podracers in the Databank
"Order 66: Destroy All Jedi" - Star Wars Insider 87
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 138 (Waste Disposal)
- The Essential Atlas
