Meteor/Legends

A meteor, also known as a shooting star,X-Wing: Solo Command 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.Star Wars (1998) 30
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.
==Behind the scenes==
===Meteor vs. meteorite vs. meteoroid===
In real life, a meteor is a meteoroid (lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun) that enters Earth's, or another planet's, atmosphere but burns up before it reaches the ground, which is why they're also called "shooting stars." A meteorite, on the other hand, is a meteoroid that enters a planet's atmosphere and hits the ground.
===Linguistic confusion===
People often confuse meteoroid, meteor and meteorite since they are all used interchangeably in everyday language. The word "meteor" in particular is commonly used for a meteoroid flying through outer space, for a glowing meteoroid in the atmosphere (rather than the burning streak of light in the sky), or for an object that has already landed on Earth (one example is found in the name Meteor Crater, a famous impact-structure in Arizona) or even a human-made object.
This linguistic confusion has also spilled into Star Wars titles: For example, in the comic issue Knights of the Old Republic 4, the space rocks that constantly bombard the surface of Rogue moon are referred to as meteors, but since they hit the surface rather than burn up, they are technically meteorites, not meteors. The meteors that enter the jungle world's atmosphere in Star Wars (1998) 30 hit the planet's surface, meaning that is technically a meteorite shower rather than a meteor shower.
===The meteors of Hoth===
Most meteoroids are fragments of asteroids and comets (although a few are known to come from other planets and moons), explaining the high level of meteor activity on Hoth in the film ; the Hoth system is known to have a dangerous asteroid field and most meteoroids are created from colliding asteroids.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
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*Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
*Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays
*Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition 
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*Alien Encounters
*The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
*Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide
*The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
*Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross-Sections
*The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
*Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
*The Unknown Regions
*Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
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==Notes and references==
Category:Types of astronomical objects