Geonosis

Situated in the Geonosis system of the Arkanis sector in the Outer Rim Territories, the planet of Geonosis is 43,000 light years from the Galactic Core, and less than a parsec away from the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine. It is the homeworld of the Geonosians, a species of sentient insectoids. It has a breathable atmosphere, but an arid climate. Its surface is covered in harsh, rocky deserts, marked by mesas and buttes. Both its rocks and sky are tinted in shades of red. Surface water is scarce, amounting to only 5 % of the entire total planetary surface. From space, it could be seen that Geonosis had awe-inspiring rocky rings. The planet was orbited by fifteen moons.