![]() ![]() But the moon's tidal gravity thatĭrives this tidal bore is tiny-really tiny-compared to Gargantua's Of water can go rushing up the river usually a tiny wall, but Rocks under the influence of Gargantua's tidal gravity.Ī similar sloshing, called "tidal bores," happens on Earth, on nearlyįlat rivers that empty into the sea. ![]() Interpretation, is a sloshing of the planet's oceans as the planet The first explanation for the giant waves, in my science The same as the observed timeīetween giant waves, a time chosen by Chris without knowing my science Rocking, how long it takes to swing from left to right and back again, Of the planet, back and forth, if the tilts are small enough that the Sort of restoring force back to its preferred orientation, explaining Instead it must rock backĪnd forth relative to Gargantua by a small amount [snip Thorne'sĮxplanation of how Gargantua's tidal gravity will naturally provide a With the laws of physics, and found two possible answers for my Planet (Figure 17.5)? I searched for a while, did various calculations Kilometers high, that bear down on the Ranger as it rests on Miller's What could possibly produce the two gigantic water waves, 1.2 17 of The Science of Interstellar (note that when he refers to Miller's planet being "locked" to Gargantua, this refers to tidal locking in which the planet rotates at rate that always keeps the same face to the black hole, which minimizes the tidal stresses on the planet):
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