Thermal exhaust port

An exhaust port on the first Death Star.

"The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system."

―Jan Dodonna on the attack on the first Death Star

A thermal exhaust port or simply called an exhaust port was a small opening on the Death Star that led to its reactor core. During the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker fired two proton torpedoes into the exhaust port with the aid of The Force that led to the destruction of the battle station.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader 2: Vader, Part II (Mentioned only in the opening crawl)

Sources

• Biggs Darklighter in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Thermal exhaust port)
• Yavin 4 Rebels: Guardians of the Hidden Fortress on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Biggs Darklighter biography slideshow in the Databank (backup link); image #9 (of 10)
• Death Star in the Databank (backup link)
• Galactic Empire in the Databank (backup link)
• General Dodonna in the Databank (backup link)
• Luke Skywalker in the Databank (backup link)
• Princess Leia Organa in the Databank (backup link (princess-leia-organa) not verified!)
• Rebel Alliance in the Databank (backup link)
• Rebel Pilots biography gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #1 (of 15)
• Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link)
• X-wing Fighter history gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #4 (of 8)
• Y-wing Starfighter biography gallery on StarWars.com (backup link (y-wing-starfighter-biography-gallery) not verified!); images #9, 10 (of 12)