Latimoa
Latimoa is a fictional celestial body featured in the science fiction novel "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir. Within the narrative, Latimoa is a planet located in the Tau Ceti star system, approximately 12 light-years from Earth. It is characterized by its extreme environment, including a highly corrosive atmosphere and intense stellar radiation.
The planet is the home world of the Astrophage, a microscopic, silicon-based lifeform that consumes stellar
The novel describes Latimoa as a barren and hostile world, unsuitable for complex life as understood on