Dr. Irina Petrova

Character from Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The Russian astronomer who first saw the infrared thread between the Sun and Venus — and named the thing that was killing humanity's star before anyone knew what it was.

Also known as: Petrova, Dr. Petrova

What They Know

• First identified the Petrova line — the infrared arc between Sol and Venus formed by migrating Astrophage
• Russian astronomical observation methods and infrared spectral analysis
• The initial anomalous data that launched humanity's response to the Astrophage crisis

Connections

• discovered — astrophage
• member_of — petrova_taskforce

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