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Multimedia => The Original Trilogy => Topic started by: Vator on December 22, 2003, 12:36 PM
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Alright,if the Death Star is the size of a moon,so why is the forest MOON of Endor so friggen large?The Death star was much smaller than that ''moon''
So my question is what gives?
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Moons come in a lot of sizes, by our own galaxies evidence it would seem. I think the moons of some planets are larger than Earth, are they not? I'm not an astronomer so I'm not entirely sure of that, but I think it's true.
Like they said in ANH, "He's headed for tha small moon", so they just assumed it was a small moon of Alderaan I guess.
Though you'd think Han knew something about Alderaan, I dunno, like that it actually had a moon or two floating around, and where they would be. Maybe he's not Alderaan expert though I guess.
Anyway, I think it's simply a matter of moons not having a set size, and that they can be bigger, or maybe even smaller than either Death Star.
Yavin IV is a moon as well, and it was substantially larger than the DS I also.
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Here is a comparison of the Death Stars and Earth's moon...pretty amazing
http://www.merzo.net/2000mpp.htm
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Wow!Nice link.
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Hey Scott, thanks for that link. That site was one I lost when I had to reformat everything. Thanks a bunch...
And dang, I'd never really thought about it, but yeesh... We need to start colonizing the moon methinks.
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Yeah,I never thought it was that large...it seems like its size has been played down alot.
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The latest Insider discusses this question, and clears up the whole moon/planet of Endor situation. Apparently the planet of Endor is off-screen, but still there, despite what a few EU sources say.