Star Wars: Episode VII's island is real

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 08 September 2017 at 06:55:03 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 June 2023 at 11:54:01 UTC
COP-DEM GLO-30
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Star Wars, Ireland, island, DEM, UNESCO World Heritage, tourism, Skelling Michael
Fig. 1 - S1 (08.09.2017) - The planet Ahch-To, home of Luke Skywalker, is 12.5 km from the nearest Irish coast.
3D view
This Star Wars environment was filmed on the island of Skellig Michael, also known as Great Skellig. Together with Little Skellig, it forms the Skellig Islands archipelago.
Fig. 2 - S2-L1C (02.06.2023) - The home of Luke was filmed in the Augustinian monastic settlement, near the top of the second summit.
2D view
This monastery, best known for his beehive shape, earned it World Heritage status in 1996.
Fig. 3 - COP-DEM GLO-30 - Skellig Michael rises to an altitude of 218 m. The island is distinctive for its steep slopes.
3D view
The relief is dominated by two peaks: the South Peak, where the hermitage is located (218 m above sea level), and the Northeast Peak, where the monastery is built (185 m above sea level). These two peaks lie on either side of a 130 m high depression known as Christ's Saddle.
The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency or the European Union.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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