Tatooine

Tatooine /ˌtætuːˈiːn/ is a fictional desert planet that serves as the setting for many key scenes throughout the Star Wars saga, appearing in every Star Wars film except The Empire Strikes Back and The Force Awakens. Being the home planet of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, as well as the meeting place for Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo, Tatooine is arguably the most iconic planet in the Star Wars universe.

Description

Tatooine orbits two main sequence binary stars. The shot from Star Wars where Luke Skywalker stands and watches the double sunset of Tatooine’s twin suns remains one of the most famous scenes of the entire saga. Tatooine is a desert planet in a binary star system. Its G-type and K-type twin stars (Tatoo I and Tatoo II) heat its surface, making water and shade hard to come by. The planet's indigenous lifeforms—such as the Womp rat, bantha, Sarlacc, and Krayt Dragon—are well-adapted to its arid climate, but human settlers often become moisture farmers and live in subterranean dwellings in order to survive. The planet's lack of resources, brutal heat, and decentralized population have made governing the planet nearly impossible.