The Core

What exactly is the Core? It is a term used to describe the central area of the galaxy, and was also called the Imperial Core, during the Imperial Era, of course, and the Galactic Core. The Core Worlds were the heavily populated, very important planets and/or systems situated around the Core. Planets are oft described with their distance from the Core. Example: Utapau is 51,000 light years from the Core. It is a good indicator, except for the fact that you don't know in what direction to travel to get there. I'd think it would be a whole lot harder to travel in 3-D instead of our 2-D roads, for which it is simple to construct a map. It is debated whether humankind came from one of the Core Worlds, Coruscant in particular, though there is no material evidence.

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