Yavin 4 is a remote world that became a focal point in galactic
history. Yavin 4 is a jungle moon orbiting the gas giant of Yavin.
Its steamy jungle canopy and abandoned native temples formed the
perfect hiding place for and early Alliance Base. The Native
Massassi had long been extinct by the time General Dodonna's Rebel
forces erected a hidden fortress on the moon.
When the Empire discovered the location of the Rebels by
following a homing beacon secreted aboard the Millennium Falcon,
the Death Star soon appeared in the Yavin system. The battle
station had to orbit the gas giant Yavin for a clear shot at the
smaller moon. The Rebels had a scant 30 minutes to launch a
counterattack.
Armed with knowledge of the Death Star's sole weakness, Alliance
starfighter pilots soared toward the Imperial superweapon. Thus
began the Battle of Yavin, which, due to the efforts Luke
Skywalker, became the first major victory of the Rebel Alliance.
(From www.starwars.com)
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