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In this episode, I will be going over 7 interesting facts you might not know about the planet
Tatooine.
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Number 1: The Capital is the city of Bestine
While most people would think that the capital would be the more famous Mos Eisley or Mos
Espa, the capital city of Tatooine is actually Bestine.
Bestine, although not shown in A New Hope, is where Obi-wan and Luke spend a night on
their way to Mos Eisley before the Battle of Yavin.
Bestine never thrived financially, like Mos Espa or Mos Eisley, and therefore it does
not have the same economic importance.
Number 2: Tatooine is a circumbinary planet
What that means is that Tatooine does not circle around one star, it actually circles
around two.
The two stars in this case are the two suns Tatoo 1 and Tatoo II.
While such a planet may seem normal in the Star Wars Universe, it would not be until
2011 that the first real circumbinary planet would be found, Kepler 16-b.
Number 3: Tatooine is self-managed
Because the planet is so far away from the Empire, and its rules of society, activities
such as slavery and gambling are not restricted on Tatooine.
The Empire has given up trying to understand or help the planet, leaving it as a lawless
land where little hope can be found.
Instead ambitions are focused merely on surviving.
Number 4: Tatooine has 3 moons
Not only does Tatooine have two suns, it also has three moons, namely Ghomrassen, Guermessa
and Chenini.
This fact is not as rare as its status as circumbinary, as many planets in our universe
have more than 3 moons, and therefore it does not receive as much attention.
The moons were named after real towns in the province of Tataouine, Tunisia, which is also
where the planet derives it name from.
Number 5: Tatooine has two native species
While the planet is ran by the Hutts, it was actually the Jawas and the Tusken raiders
who first inhabited the planet.
In search of mining deposits, an early migration movement by Jawas and Tusken Raiders took
place.
It would only be much later that the Hutts and the Humans moved to the planet, in order
to conduct sketchy business transactions far from the view of the Empire.
Number 6: Mos Eisley Cantina has an actual name
“This place can be a little rough.”
“I’m ready for anything.”
The planet’s most famous cantina, The Mos Eisley Cantina, is not actually named that.
It’s real name is Chalmun’s Cantina.
So who exactly is this Chalmun?
Chalmun was a male wookiee who owned the Cantina during the Galactic Civil War.
Apparently he bought the Cantina from the Vriichon brothers who used it to conduct illegal
business dealings.
Number 7: It has no water
Tatooine is a desert planet, and essentially has no water.
That is one of the main reasons the planet is so underpopulated, currently being home
to roughly 200,000 inhabitants.
In order to make up for this rather problematic fact, the planet houses many moisture farms,
similar to the one that Luke grew up on.
These farms use Moisture Vaporators to capture water from the planet’s air, and can collect
roughly 1.5 litres of water per day.
And there you have it!
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