Miller’s planet

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Miller’s planet is a massive ocean world orbiting dangerously close to a black hole in the film "Interstellar," where extreme time dilation causes hours on its surface to equal years elsewhere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional planet
ocean world
appearsIn Interstellar NERFINISHED
associatedLander Ranger spacecraft NERFINISHED
associatedSpacecraft Endurance NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
dataSource Dr. Laura Miller’s beacon
directorOfWork Christopher Nolan NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 2014
genreOfWork science fiction
gravitationalSource Gargantua NERFINISHED
hasAtmosphereType breathable to humans
hasEnvironment extreme time dilation
high tidal forces
strong gravitational field
hasEvent death of Doyle
loss of significant time relative to Earth
hasFictionalStatus not a real astronomical object
hasGravity similar to Earth gravity
hasHazard massive tidal waves
relativistic time loss
unpredictable water conditions
hasKeyTheme cost of exploration
relativity of time
hasSurfaceFeature colossal tidal waves
global ocean
shallow water
inspiredByConcept general relativity NERFINISHED
gravitational time dilation
locatedInFictionalSystem Gargantua system NERFINISHED
medium film
missionObjective investigate Dr. Miller’s data
namedAfter Dr. Laura Miller NERFINISHED
narrativeRole causes significant time loss for Endurance crew
illustrates consequences of time dilation
orbitalCharacteristic very close orbit to event horizon
orbits Gargantua NERFINISHED
supermassive black hole
partOfFictionalUniverse Interstellar universe NERFINISHED
sceneType early mission destination
scientificConsultantOfWork Kip Thorne NERFINISHED
timeDilationRate 1 hour on Miller’s planet is approximately 7 years on Earth
visitedByCharacter Amelia Brand NERFINISHED
Doyle NERFINISHED
Joseph Cooper NERFINISHED
robot CASE
visualAppearance shallow water extending to horizon
towering waves in the distance

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Amelia Brand in Interstellar visits Miller’s planet
subject surface form: Amelia Brand