Ben's Mesa/Legends

Ben's Mesa, also known as the Benzin Plateau, was a flat-topped mountain in the center of the Boonta Eve Classic racetrack on Tatooine. It was named for Ben Neluenf, the first great Tatooine-born racer who lost his life in a spectacular attempt to scale the central mesa. Most of Boonta Eve's canyons cut through Ben's Mesa, including famous Beggar's Canyon.
Obi-Wan Kenobi chose "Ben" as an alias after overhearing the mesa's name while en route to Tatooine with the infant Luke Skywalker.The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (By coincidence, he had also used the name as an alias during the Clone Wars.)
==Behind the scenes==
Ben's Mesa appeared as a designated planetary region in the 2003 massively multiplayer online roleplaying game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, prior to the game's closure on December 15, 2011. In the game, the mesa was identified as the "Benzin Plateau," situated in the center of the racetrack.
==Appearances==
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*SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story 
*Kenobi 
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*The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
==Sources==
*Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I 
*Star Wars: Complete Locations
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Mesas
Category:Mos Espa podrace circuit locations