Black Pits

The Black Pits were a navigational hazard that had been named by wary spacers. They were located in the Slice, in the vicinity of the Outer Rim Territories world Kessel as well as the surrounding Akkadese Maelstrom, a region consisting of ionized gas, dust clouds, water vapor, ammonia, carbonbergs, and gravity wells. At some point between 10 BBY and approximately 1 ABY, the barkeep known as Midnight mentioned the Black Pits as one of Kessel's nearby hazards in a book they were writing.

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