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Offline Pegasus V

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on: February 05, 2004, 12:03:18 am
If a planet was discovered (say a decade from now by the Terrestrial Planet Finder telescope) and was shown to be able to support life, what would you like it to be named?

eg.

God Names: Apollo, Prometheus, etc
Geographical Names: New Australis, New Mesopotamia, etc
Classical Names: Terra Nova, Earth 2, etc
Biblical Names: Eden, etc
Legendary Names: Hercules, Qin, Atlantis, etc
Pioneer Names: Gagarin, Armstrong, etc
Appearance Names: Shoalhaven, Greenville, etc

I'm interested in your opinion or any other suggestions you may have. Thanks.
 

Offline Ace

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Reply #1 on: February 05, 2004, 12:31:20 am
Completely unrealated to your main topic, but I checked your FSURP link, and that FSURP is definately true to the nature of the one originally made years ago.

A good list of canon info from the games. Mixed in with info from some of the other lists made (such as ships destroyed in FS1/2, when the techs were available to the player, etc.) it would be a great resource.

It's also good to see the Serkr warhead getting some notice :) (random speculation with no basis: An early Meson bomb prototype?)

As for a new planet, the name will most likely be sold to help pay for the space program. Welcome to planet Halliburton anyone?
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Offline Turnsky

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Reply #2 on: February 05, 2004, 12:35:58 am
Bob :p

seriously..  Aurora or somesuch.. whereabouts is it?
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Offline Black Wolf

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Reply #3 on: February 05, 2004, 02:44:45 am
Peg! You're back! :eek:
*Thought you'd gone for good*

Are you planning on sticking around?

As for the name, it's depend on a lot of things - would the TPF be entirely automated, or require human operators/data interpreters? If the latter, the person who first realized the planet was there'd probably name it. Alternately it'd probably get "##Name of Star## Prime" until a bit more was known about it, and a more suitable name could be chosen.
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Offline Setekh

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Reply #4 on: February 05, 2004, 02:58:05 am
Pegasus, welcome back dude. Haven't seen you for a while. :) Uhhh, I'm a sucker for the Latin stuff. Terra Australis!!
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Offline demon442

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Reply #5 on: February 05, 2004, 06:43:11 am
I'd really like to see a new human world named Armstrong, if only to remember the first man to set foot on a celestial body.  But if we ever get arround to terraforming mars, the name of the first human on Mars would also be nice.

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Offline DragonClaw

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Reply #6 on: February 05, 2004, 07:00:44 am
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Originally posted by Setekh
Terra Australis!!


Blasphemy! :p

But really, the name of the planet would probably be up to the country(or organization) that found it. I doubt Australia would. ;)
 

Offline aldo_14

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Reply #7 on: February 05, 2004, 07:04:02 am
Please God, not Planet Bush....
 

Offline pyro-manic

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Reply #8 on: February 05, 2004, 07:15:49 am
I think there'd probably be a different set of conventions for each system. It's gods for Sol - possibly mythical places? So you'd have Valhalla, Atlantis, Elysium, etc.
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Offline J3Vr6

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Reply #9 on: February 05, 2004, 07:23:38 am
why not the name of the person who discovered it?  Isn't it how it is now when a new meteor is found or something?

IF not, then I go for what demon said.
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Offline Turnsky

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Reply #10 on: February 05, 2004, 07:47:24 am
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Originally posted by J3Vr6
why not the name of the person who discovered it?  Isn't it how it is now when a new meteor is found or something?

IF not, then I go for what demon said.


what if the guy's name was something like..


"Rob roberts"

whaddya gonna call it then.. "Planet Bob"?:p

or, if the guy's name has got more lines of text in it than the bible? (overstatement, but you get my point):p
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Offline Bobboau

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Reply #11 on: February 05, 2004, 08:02:26 am
um... why not find out what the (completly human looking) people liveing there call it....
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Offline Turnsky

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Reply #12 on: February 05, 2004, 08:08:14 am
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Originally posted by Bobboau
um... why not find out what the (completly human looking) people liveing there call it....


the man has a point:nod:
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Offline Flipside

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Reply #13 on: February 05, 2004, 08:10:48 am
Call it Taros 334 or the like so that NASA scientists can have wet dreams about saying 'Set course for Taros 334, Warp 3'.

It just sounds right :P
 

Offline Bobboau

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Reply #14 on: February 05, 2004, 08:19:57 am
in all honesty I think we have a nameing coonvention for this,
name of star-position in system, so if it's the fourth planet in the Vega system it would be called Vega-4
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Offline Flipside

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Reply #15 on: February 05, 2004, 08:45:04 am
Yes, that's correct :) I'm not sure whether Star Trek got it from Nasa, or vice versa, but I think we are stuck with it now :)
 

Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #16 on: February 05, 2004, 09:31:37 am
I'm voting for 'Planet Bob' as well. Damn you Turnsky for getting that one in before me :)
 

Offline Woolie Wool

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Reply #17 on: February 05, 2004, 10:37:10 am
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Originally posted by Bobboau
in all honesty I think we have a nameing coonvention for this,
name of star-position in system, so if it's the fourth planet in the Vega system it would be called Vega-4


No, it would be Vega IV.

Anyway, I would name it Valhalla.
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Reply #18 on: February 05, 2004, 11:35:39 am
Planet ****offandleavemealoneyoudiseasedhumanscum
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Offline phreak

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Reply #19 on: February 05, 2004, 11:57:05 am
or some corny '50s sci-fi

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