NASA and Star Wars: These fictional worlds from the franchise offer an uncanny resemblance to the real world
NASA shared a special surprise for Star Wars fans on May 4, revealing how the fictional series was inspired by the real world. The series introduced a fictional world to viewers, making it difficult for viewers to imagine that the planets shown in the series would have any connection to our universe. Turns out, they do. The space agency has shared details about some of the planets shown in the series that look surprisingly similar to real-world planets. If you’re a fan of Star Wars, it’s no wonder which worlds in the series resemble those that exist in real life.
First up in NASAInstagram post by Hoth, an icy world inhabited by deadly creatures like wampa. It was shown in the 1980s Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back.
Hoth very similar The PlutoNASA said. The dwarf planet can reach temperatures as low as minus 240 degrees Celsius, cold enough to worry even a lizard, a sentient lizard native to the Hoth snowy plains. According to NASA’s share, the surface of Pluto has many mountains, valleys, plains, as well as frozen craters. The planet also contains gases such as methane.
Next up is Mustafar, first seen in the 2005 movie, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. The world of volcanoes shares a similarity with Venus, the second planet from the sun. The thick atmosphere helps to mask the surface, which is often covered by impact craters, lava flows and earthquake faults.
The third picture is Geonosis, where the first battle of Star Wars: Clone Wars, released in 2008. The rugged, arid landscape makes the planet easily recognizable. The surface has a strong red color of earth and rock. “It should come as no surprise that the concept of Geonosis was partly inspired by the landscapes visible on the red planet in the real world—Mars“NASA wrote in the caption.
Finally, there’s Endor, introduced in the 1983 movie Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. It looks similar to the largest of the Jupitermoon, Ganymede, and generates its own magnetic field. New evidence from NASA’s Hubble Telescope suggests Ganymede has a huge underground saltwater ocean, containing more water than the entire Earth.
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