The expedition to the Kauron asteroid field represents an endeavor undertaken by Luke Skywalker as the Caamas Document Crisis began. This mission involved his active pursuit of the clones utilized by the notorious Cavrilhu Pirates.
During a pirate raid that occurred at Iphigin, Luke Skywalker made the pivotal discovery that the Cavrilhu Pirates were making use of clones aboard their starship. Subsequently, on the planet Wistril, the Jedi apprehended the smuggler known as Pinchers. He then formulated a plan to impersonate Pinchers, effectively becoming his substitute, with the objective of infiltrating the pirate base utilizing the Y60 freighter.
Skywalker tracked the pirates until he arrived at their hideout located within the Kauron asteroid field. Luke managed to successfully infiltrate their base of operations; however, his presence was quickly detected. He put up a fight against the pirates' blasters, but he was eventually cornered inside a zero gravity chamber. As the pirates began to evacuate their base, Mara Jade, aboard the Starry Ice, made her entrance into the asteroid field. Skywalker was able to break free from the trap and made a daring escape from the base by launching himself into the vacuum of space while in a healing trance. Mara Jade rescued him not long before the base was destroyed in a self-inflicted explosion. R2-D2 also succeeded in escaping, piloting the X-wing that was hidden within Luke's freighter. To exit the asteroid field, they were forced to engage the orbital defenses that were disguised as asteroids.
Luke and Mara's reunion was cut short due to the unexpected arrival of an mysterious fighter within the system. Subsequent investigations into this event would eventually lead to the discovery of the Empire of the Hand.