That's possible thanks to a trick of Einstein's general theory of relativity, as the enormous mass of black holes cause spacetime to bend so that, between any two points, a ship would follow a curved path. This would typically take 18 parsecs - to avoid falling into the Maw's gravity wells - but with a sturdy ship like the Millennium Falcon and a daring captain like Han, a smuggler could skirt close to the edges of the Maw and cut the distance down to 12 parsecs. Taking certain interstellar roads reduces the risk of being caught red-handed by an Imperial patrol.Īccording to Star Wars: The Essential Atlas and the Solo novels, the road to Kessel involved navigating a cluster of black holes known as 'the Maw'. The Kessel Run is a route used by smugglers to transport an illicit substance called 'spice' from mines on the planet Kessel through a region of space belonging to the Galactic Empire. The Millenium Falcon above the planet Kessel in 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Lucasfilm
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