The "Star Wars" Worlds: More Science Than Fiction?

[Jedibrian]

This isn't really news but thought I'd post it here anyways. It's an interview (National Geographic).



Here's a couple of questions and answers from the artice.

NG News: How about Coruscant? Situated in the heart of the galaxy, it is completely covered by one massive city and is the seat of government for the Galactic Republic and later the Empire.

Shostak: In general, you don't want to be quite in the "heart" of any large galaxy, as that's almost invariably the site of a massive black hole, and an active nucleus that will fill nearby space with corrosive radiation guaranteed to ruin your whole day.


NG News: One planet that looks even less pleasant is Mustafar, the volcanic backdrop of the final duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Shostak: This is a world that looks like Hawai'i Volcano[es] National Park—everywhere. How could you have a planet that's covered in hot, soft rock? Only two possibilities: One, it's a newly formed world, in which case, the mining operation here—mining lava?—is in trouble, because there will be lots of incoming asteroids that would routinely wipe out your industrial infrastructure.


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[jon729]

Why do all the planets in Star Wars (or any other SciFi) only have type of climate. Earth has loads and i guess that Mars has two.

[Jedibrian]

I think it's better that the SW planets only have one climate. It might make it confusing if the planets had more than one for the audience.

[jedi9590]

I think the planets that have forest or a green planets should have some climate changes, like fall and spring.