Name: Geonosis
Type: Terrestrial
Temperature: Temperate
Atmosphere: Type I (Breathable)
Hydrosphere: Dry
Gravity: Light
Terrain: Barren, Desert
Length of Day: 30 Standard Hours
Length of Year: 256 Local Days
Sapient Species: Geonosians (N)
Starport: Standard Class
Population: 100 Billion (19 BBY, 981 GC), 100 (0 BBY, 1000 GC)
Planet Function: Homeworld, Manufacturing
Tech Level: Space
Trade Routes: The Crystal Passage, Triellus Trade Route
Major Exports: Battle droids, Technology
Major Imports: Raw materials
Settlements: Gehenbar hive, Golbah hive, Stalgasin hive spires (capital), Trippa hive
Points of Interest: Badlands of N’g’zi, Caltrop field, Eastern barrier, E’Y-Akh Desert, Geonosian Command Center, Geonosian droid factories, Geonosis primary droid foundry ray shield generator, Trippa hive droid factory, Geonosian hive spires, Dooku’s tower, Geonosis catacombs, Geonosis primary droid foundry ray shield generator, Im’g’twe Hills, Karina’s lair, Orbital Foundry 7, Petranaki Arena, Pipeline Junction West, Point Rain, Progate Temple, Rings of Geonosis, Sector 5-1-5, Stalgasin war room
Flora: Spider-sponge
Fauna: Brain worm, Merdeth, Mongworst, Orray, Phidna, Pygmy porlceetin
System Data
Region: Outer Rim Territories
Sector: Arkanis Sector
System Name: Geonosis System
Star Name: Ea
Star Type: Orange
Background: Geonosis, referred to as Geonosia by some natives, and known as Genosha, was the desert home planet of the Geonosians. It was the Confederacy of Independent Systems’ first capital and hosted its major battle droid foundries. It was the site of the First Battle of Geonosis, the opening conflict of the Clone Wars, as well as the subsequent invasion by the Galactic Republic. During and after the war, the Death Star was constructed above the planet. Five years after the conflict’s conclusion and transformation of the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire would garrison the planet heavily and attempt to mine the planet’s asteroids for minerals. At least five years after the Clone Wars, the Empire moved the Death Star to another construction site and the planet was sterilized by the Empire as a security measure, an act which resulted in the virtual elimination of the planet’s native population.
Situated in the Geonosis system of the Arkanis sector in the Outer Rim Territories, the planet of Geonosis was 43,000 light years from the Galactic Core, and less than a parsec away from the neighboring Outer Rim planet of Tatooine. It was the homeworld of the Geonosians, a species of sentient insectoids. It had a breathable atmosphere, but a hot and arid climate. Its irradiated surface was covered in harsh, rocky deserts, marked by mesas and buttes. Both its rocks and sky were tinted in shades of red. Surface water was scarce, amounting to only 5% of the entire total planetary surface. However, Geonosis had frequent flash floods. From space, it could be seen that Geonosis had awe-inspiring rocky rings. The planet was orbited by fifteen moons, four of which were major.