# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-05-04T20:11:35.000+00:00
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This #MayThe4th, swipe through a special tour of the solar system to witness real worlds that share a striking resemblance to fictional ones found in a galaxy far, far away. 
 
Hoth—home to the iconic windswept tundra disturbed by Imperial AT-AT walkers in “The Empire Strikes Back,” Hoth is much like Pluto. The dwarf planet on the far end of our solar system can reach temperatures as low as -375° F (-240° C) cold enough to worry even a tauntaun. In fact, Pluto's surface is dominated by mountains, valleys, plains, and craters of frozen water and gases like methane.

Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Alex Parker 
 
Mustafar—the volcanic world first seen in “Revenge of the Sith” shares a resemblance to Venus, the second planet from the Sun. The planet's thick atmosphere hides a surface covered with lava flows, quake faults, and impact craters. One lava-filled basin is larger than the continental U.S., and one volcano is taller than Mt. Everest—how’s that for having the high ground?

Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS 

Geonosis—the site of the first battle of the Clone Wars, the planet is easily recognizable for its rugged dry landscape dominated by the powerful red hue of its soil and stone. It's no surprise that the concept of Geonosis was partially inspired by the landscapes visible on the real-world red planet—Mars. Arid and recognizable, the iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the planet to look its iconic red. Although the two worlds may share a resemblance there's no need to worry—the closest thing to a battle droid on Mars are our friendly rovers!

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS

Forest Moon of Endor—The largest of Jupiter’s moons, Ganymede, generates its own magnetic field. Although it isn’t home to the iconic tall tree forest of the Forest Moon, new evidence from the NASAHubble Telescope suggests that it has a massive underground saltwater ocean, containing more water than on all of Earth.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

#NASA #SolarSystem #Pluto #Venus #Mars #Ganymede #MayThe4thBeWithYou #MayTheFourth #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWarsDay #Hoth #Mustafar #Geonosis #Endor #Hubble

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