During the Cold War, a scientist lost an incredibly valuable anode no bigger than a grain of sand somewhere in Vactooine's desert.
In , records showed that the Sith invaded the colony, but were driven out by the natives there. Some said that it was destroyed by the Sith, since the whole colony disappeared somehow. It was also said that it was destroyed in 6 ABY, but this had never been confirmed.
The planet was the location of the Battle of Vactooine.
- The Essential Atlas
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