There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser!- Han Solo, Empire Strikes Back (1980)
ABOUT HOTH
Hoth was a remote, icy planet that was the sixth planet in the star system of the same name. It notably hosted Echo Base, the temporary headquarters of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, until the Galactic Empire located the Rebels, initiating a major confrontation known as the Battle of Hoth.
From space, the planet of Hoth looked like a pale blue orb due to its dense snow and ice covering. Five planets existed between Hoth and its sun, while an asteroid belt surrounded the planet with meteors occasionally striking the surface. Its surface was covered with glaciers and frozen ice plains. The temperature, although always frigid, was known to drop to -60°C come nightfall. Although devoid of intelligent life, Hoth was home to fifteen species of large gray snow lizards called tauntauns and to a species of towering predators known as wampas.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Astrographical information | |
|---|---|
| Region | Outer Rim Territories |
| Sector | Anoat sector |
| System | Hoth system |
| Suns | 1: Hoth (star) |
| Orbital position | 6 |
| Moons | 3 |
| Distance from Core | 50,250 light years |
| Orbital period | 549 local days (526 standard days) |
| Physical information | |
| Class | Terrestial |
| Diameter | 7,200 km |
| Climate | Frigid |
| Primary terrain | Frozen ice plains, glacies, mountains |