Meteor

A meteor, also known as a shooting star, was a form of object that entered a planet's atmosphere from space. The Rogue Moon in the Taris system sat in the middle of an asteroid field, but had a retrograde orbit, traveling in the opposite direction of surrounding asteroids. As a result, it was bombarded heavily by meteors.

A jungle world in the Kamdon system experienced seasonal meteor showers where meteors would enter the planet's atmosphere and tear through its surface, destroying untold acres of foliage, but also brought nutrients that the jungle needed to grow.

The barren moon of Rishi was known to have meteor showers rain down onto the surface. The logo of the Meteor Cafe featured a burning meteor and the name of the eatery in Aurebesh. The planet Hoth had a lot of meteors; when the Rebel Alliance established a new secret base on the ice planet, all the meteor activity made it difficult to spot approaching starships.

A common espionage tactic involved concealing starships within a mass of meteors. In 8 ABY, the crew of Mon Remonda diverted a series of asteroids to create a meteor shower over Saffalore which provided cover for Wraith Squadron's subsequent raid. When Elassar Targon was left on the roof of the Binring Biomedical Product facility with fellow squadron member Lara Notsil, he spotted a shooting star and pointed out that seeing one meant good luck. However, Notsil was unsure if it was still considered good luck if the meteor was one of the asteroids that the squadron had just shot into the atmosphere.

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