Meteorite/Legends

A meteorite was an object that fell onto a planetary surface from space. 
==History==
When the Devastator captured the Tantive IV, Darth Vader ordered the sending of a fake distress signal claiming the Alderaanian vessel had been destroyed by a meteorite storm.Star Wars (1977) 1
When the Rebel Alliance established its new base on the remote ice world of Hoth in 2 ABY, they found they had difficulty monitoring the activity of approaching ships in the Hoth system due to the large numbers of meteorites crashing on the planetary surface.
In 3 ABY, while on a routine scouting mission through Hoth's frozen wastelands, Luke Skywalker saw what he believed to be a meteorite crash into the snow not far from him. Before he could inspect the crash closer, he was attacked by a wampa ice creature. The object was actually an Imperial probe droid.
According to Ewok belief, the evil Night Spirit came to Endor inside of a meteorite.Ewoks
In 7 ABY, Rogue Squadron pilot Nawara Ven suffered a severed right leg below the knee after it was hit by a micro-meteorite.X-Wing: The Bacta War
During the joint raid on Binring Biomedical Product on Saffalore between Wraith Squadron and Rogue Squadron in 7.5 ABY, the pilots of the two squadrons landed on the planet under the cover of meteorites falling to Saffalore's surface. The meteorites were large asteroids from the asteroid field in the Saffalore system, diverted toward Saffalore by the Mon Remonda to hide the starfighters.X-Wing: Solo Command
==Behind the scenes==
In real life, a meteorite is a meteoroid (a lump of rock or iron that orbits around the sun) that enters Earth's (or another planet's) atmosphere and hits the ground. The term meteor, on the other hand, refers to the streak of light that appears in the sky when a meteoroid enters the planet's atmosphere but burns up before it reaches the ground, which is why they're also called "shooting stars."
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.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
*The Star Wars Sourcebook 
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*Starfighter Battle Book: X-wing vs TIE Interceptor 
*Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
*Super Empire Strikes Back Official Game Secrets
*The Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition 
*The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
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*Stock Ships
*The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology 
*Platt's Smugglers Guide
*Alien Encounters
*The Unknown Regions
*The Essential Guide to Warfare
*Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
*Suns of Fortune
*Keeping the Peace
==Notes and references==
Category:Astronomical objects