⬢ PLANETARY ARCHIVES/POLIS MASSA

Polis Massa

Outer RimGRID K-20Subterrel sector

Coordinates: Canon (Star Systems of the Galaxy, 2025)

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Expanded Dossier

⬢ CURATED RECORD

Polis Massa is not a planet but the shattered remains of one - an asteroid field where an ancient cataclysm broke a world apart. Kallidahin archaeologists (the 'Polis Massans') established a research base on the largest planetoid to excavate the remnant of the species that died with it, building sealed habitat domes and medical facilities in the airless quiet.

Its remoteness made it the Alliance's best-kept secret in 19 BBY: here Padme Amidala was brought after Mustafar, here Luke and Leia Skywalker were born, and here she died. Obi-Wan, Yoda and Bail Organa parted ways from its medical bay carrying the galaxy's two greatest hopes in opposite directions.

First appearance: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Planetary Data

System
Polis Massa System
Sector
Subterrel
Region
Outer Rim
Grid square
K-20
Climate
None
Population
1.0 million
Government
Research Council
Economy
Research
Suns
Polis Massa's sun
Moons
(An asteroid archipelago rather than a planet)
Day length
Artificial cycle
Year length
590 standard days (belt orbit)

Terrain

Asteroid

Native Species

Polis Massan

Languages

Sign LanguageGalactic Basic

Economy

Primary sector: Research

Major Exports

Medical Services

Major Imports

Supplies

Points of Interest

  • ⬢The Kallidahin archaeological dig
  • ⬢The medical dome where the Skywalker twins were born
  • ⬢Zero-g excavation trenches

Affiliation History

Independent
Galactic Republic
25000 BBY - 19 BBY

Archive Annotations

  • ⬢Birthplace of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa
  • ⬢The Kallidahin sought the remains of the 'Eellayin' civilization lost with the planet
  • ⬢Later used as a Rebel contact point - the Tantive IV's stated destination from A New Hope's novelization