planet Solaris
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Planet Solaris is a mysterious, sentient ocean world in Stanisław Lem’s science fiction novel "Solaris," known for manifesting human memories and psychological phenomena in orbiting researchers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional planet
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sentient ocean world ⓘ setting in a science fiction novel ⓘ |
| appearsIn | novel "Solaris" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
contact with alien intelligence
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grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ human memory ⓘ limits of human understanding ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| causes |
ethical dilemmas for scientists
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hallucination-like visitations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Stanisław Lem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
planet-wide brain
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single global organism ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel "Solaris" (1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationAppearance |
1968 TV film "Solaris"
NERFINISHED
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1972 film "Solaris" directed by Andrei Tarkovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ 2002 film "Solaris" directed by Steven Soderbergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConceptualRole |
embodiment of the unknowable alien
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mirror of human psyche ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
alien intelligence
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conscious ⓘ sentient ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
colloidal ocean
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global ocean ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of incomprehensible aliens in science fiction ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Hari (Rheya in some translations)
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Kris Kelvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sartorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Snaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Polish ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
challenge to anthropocentric science
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vehicle for philosophical inquiry ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
creating physical manifestations of subconscious
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inducing psychological phenomena ⓘ materializing human memories ⓘ |
| orbits | a fictional star in the Solaris system ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
planet’s apparent intelligence
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structure of the ocean ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Solaris Station researchers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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