Kessel

Kessel
Astrographical
Region	Outer Rim Territories
Sector	Kessel sector
System	Kessel system
Suns	1: Kessa
Moons	1: Garrison Moon
Trade routes	Kessel Run Kessel Trade Corridor Pabol Sleheyron
Rotation period	26 standard hours
Orbital period	322 local days
Physical
Class	Terrestial
Diameter	6,632-7,980 Kilometers
Atmosphere	Type III (breath mask required); artificially generated
Climate	Hot Cold and dry with thin atmosphere; occasionally smoggy
Gravity	0.82 Standard
Primary terrain	Barren spice mines in the north, lush sanctuaries in the south
Points of interest	Abandoned mine Ancient machinery Detention Center A Detention Center B Detention Center C Spice mines of Kessel Spice mine K76 Droid Works
Native fauna	Bogey Energy spider Taras-chi
Societal
Native species	Human Many alien species
Primary language(s)	Galactic Basic Standard
Government	Kessel royal family
Population	11,000: 700 (military and administrative) 10,400 (prisoners) 22% Humans 78% Other
Demonym	Kesselian
Major cities	Kessendra (capital)
Major imports	Slaves Foodstuffs Machinery
Major exports	Spice
Affiliation	Hutt Cartel Brotherhood of Darkness Pyke Syndicate Galactic Republic Confederacy of Independent Systems Galactic Empire

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Kessel, originally known as Xo's Eye while under Xim's empire, was a planet located in the Kessel sector, in the Outer Rim Territories, near Hutt Space and the dangerous celestial bodies of the Maw. It was a prison world, and was home to the galaxy's largest glitterstim spice mining operation. During the Clone Wars it was the site of a battle between the heroic Confederacy of Independent Systems and the evil Galactic Republic. Under Imperial rule, slave labor was in extensive use.