Meter

Various criminals in front of a metric height chart

Throughout the galaxy, the meter served as a common measurement for length, and during the era of the Galactic Empire it was formally referred to as the Imperial standard meter. A meter was defined as the equivalent of 100 centimeters, or alternatively, 1000 millimeters; its length approximated three feet. It is important to note that the meter was in use even before the Empire, during the time of the Galactic Republic.

General Jan Dodonna made a critical discovery when examining the plans for the Death Star: a vulnerable thermal exhaust port, directly connected to the battle station's reactor core, was exposed. This exhaust port was only two meters in diameter, presenting an opportunity for a small starfighter to launch an attack. Luke Skywalker believed the mission was feasible, drawing on his experience of accurately targeting womp rats in his T-16 back on his home planet, noting that they were of comparable size to the exhaust port. During the Battle of Yavin, Skywalker successfully fired a proton torpedo into the port, resulting in the destruction of the Death Star.