A relatively earth-like
planet in the
Star Wars universe. While not
explicitly stated, it is certainly in the
Outer Rim, since the characters stop on
Tatooine on their way to
Coruscant. It seems to have
gravity in the vicinity of 1g, and an
atmosphere like Earth’s. Its most unique feature is its
core, which the
Jedi travel through. Instead of
solid and/or
molten rock, the core is composed of water-filled
tunnels of massive
proportions. This raises interesting questions about how the
unusual terrain of the
world was formed, since there would be no
continental plate shifts from
seismic activity. It is possible that the use of the phrase “
planet core” by the
Gungans is meant to indicate the name of the
tunnel system, and not
literally mean the core, which may be
magma-based, like Earth.
The
planet sports a varied
ecosystem, and has the interesting property of being
home to two
sentient species - something which is unlikely to occur
naturally. It is probable that the
humans of Naboo simply
colonized the planet, and that the Gungans are the
native race.
The
filming for the Naboo
scenes took place in two areas. The city scenes were filmed in
Italy, and the field where the battle takes place between the Gungans and the droid army is in
New Zealand.