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Death Star

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Death Star

The Galactic Empire's planet-killing battle station/Mythical & Fictional

The Death Star from Star Wars is a moon-sized space station with a diameter of 160 kilometers, capable of destroying entire planets with its superlaser. According to Star Wars canon, the first Death Star (DS-1) took roughly 20 years to construct and housed over a million Imperial personnel. Despite its terrifying power, it was famously vulnerable to a single well-placed proton torpedo, making it history's most expensive design oversight.

Measurements

Diameter160,000 m
7,952Cricket pitches
266,667Dachshunds
340 billionBlue light wavelengths

DS-1 Orbital Battle Station from Star Wars canon

Estimated mass1 septillion kg
400 quintillionPickup trucks
10 quadrillionAircraft carriers
667 quintillionSedans

Estimated based on volume and assumed density

Superlaser dish diameter47,000 m
23.5 millionAnt body lengths
171 trillionWater molecules
1,977Tennis court lengths

Approximately 29% of total diameter

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