What planet is Hoth in Star Wars?
Hoth is an ice planet in the Star Wars fictional universe. It is the sixth planet of a remote system of the same name, a small terrestrial world with three orbiting moons, entirely covered in snow and ice.
Questions about Hoth
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Where was Hoth filmed in The Empire Strikes Back?
The Hoth scenes in The Empire Strikes Back were filmed at the Hardangerjokulen glacier near Finse, Norway, in subzero temperatures. The ground battle sequence used miniatures on a set that employed microscopic glass bubbles and baking soda to simulate snow.
What is the Battle of Hoth in Star Wars?
The Battle of Hoth is the conflict in The Empire Strikes Back in which the Galactic Empire, after a probe droid locates the Rebel Alliance's secret Echo Base, deploys ground forces to destroy it. The Rebels use ground artillery and snowspeeders to stall the Imperial AT-ATs long enough to evacuate.
What animals live on Hoth in Star Wars?
Hoth is home to the wampa, a towering predatory creature and the most intelligent animal on the planet, and the tauntaun, a gray snow-lizard. Both species appear in The Empire Strikes Back.
What real planet does Hoth most resemble scientifically?
Space.com identified the extrasolar planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb as the real-world body most similar to Hoth, describing it as nearly as frigid as Pluto.
What video games feature Hoth from Star Wars?
Hoth appears in the Star Wars: Battlefront series starting in 2004, in Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006), Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007), Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022), and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.