The Norton Asteroid Belt was in the Aquilaean system, between Aquilae and the Forbidden Systems.

When Luke Skywalker, Annikin Starkiller, Leia, Artoo, Threepio, Biggs and Windy (in microcases) escaped Gordon in a stolen Imperial starship, they headed into the Norton Asteroid Belt in an attempt to shake off pursuing Imperial hunter destroyers.

While they were able to destroy several, their starship was critically damaged and they evacuated above the planet Yavin.

Norton Three was apparently one of the asteroids.

Contents 1 Behind the scenes 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 External links

Behind the scenesEdit

The scenes in the asteroid belt inspired the events in the Hoth system belt in Episode V.

The belt was probably named (in real world terms) for Emperor Norton, the San Francisco eccentric.

AppearancesEdit

• The Star Wars: Rough Draft

SourcesEdit

• The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film

External linksEdit

• Joshua A. Norton on Wikipedia