Planet Description: Genosis

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The planet is located less than one parsec from Tatooine. In many ways the planet is similar to Tatooine, as it is a rocky desert world. One notable difference is that the planet has large and dense rings in orbit. Furthermore, the Geonosians dug a complex series of caves underneath the surface, with occasional spires of secretions protruding from the ground in some areas. One such example of this is the Geonosian execution arena.

It is the home planet of the Geonosians, one of the founding worlds as well as one of first homeworlds of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and the site of the Battle of Geonosis. The Stalgasin Hive, the largest of the Geonosian hives, was ruled by Poggle the Lesser, the Geonosian archduke, until his death at the end of the Clone Wars (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith).

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EXPORT AND ARCHITECHURE

Geonosis was home to several droid construction facilities, which engineered pink-hued battle droids until the Battle of Geonosis. In addition, it was the first planet to create Super Battle Droids, the more powerful successor to the battle droid.

Much of the planet's architechure consists of domes and buildings built into caverns and rock spires, that look similar to termite mounds. Its most dangerous creatures are massiffs, dog-like lizards that, in every book they are mentioned in, seem to have a tendency to fall off cliffs. In addition to these, Geonosians keep larger creatures in captivity for use in their arenas. Examples include acklays, reeks, and nexu.

Death Star
It was on Geonosis where the plans for the Sith's absolute weapon, the Death Star, were developed. After the Separatist defeat at the Battle of Geonosis — the first battle of the Clone Wars — Darth Tyranus escaped with these plans to Coruscant, where they could be kept in safety. The planet was then occupied by the Republic.