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So ... Ceres
07-04-2015, 02:13 PM
We're just now discovering things about Ceres that the folks in Fenspace discovered a half-decade or more ago. Does anyone want to take this opportunity to flesh out our article about the dwarf planet?
At the least, http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150630.html]this formation needs a name - which I suggest we choose before an official name is given to it, to help show Fenspace isn't this timeline.
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I'd imagine the locals would have all sorts of interesting unofficial names. Like 'That freaking pyramid', or 'Mount Aliens-did-it' or such because of all the conspiracy theorists that would likely start up and bleat on forever.
The actual name would possibly be that of a fallen astronaut. Maybe. Dunno.
It's probably some form of cryovolcano, though. Maybe.
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That... would be the entry to the Port of Ceres, ladies and gentlemen. It is therefore best know as "Home".
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uh, Ranger, that might not be the best idea, mountains with that kind of profile tend to be, you know, volcanic.
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They also tend to be connected with local religions (although this isn't a hard-and-fast rule). Maybe the FenChurch has some sort of facility on or near the mountain?
This doesn't help name the peak, but it might give some context...
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Rajvik Wrote:uh, Ranger, that might not be the best idea, mountains with that kind of profile tend to be, you know, volcanic. If it was classically volcanic, it's basically dead at this point. Just as Mars was too small to retain its heat, Ceres is waaaaaaaay too small to retain enough heat to remain volcanically active.
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Hmm...
"The largest settlement on Ceres is Port Ceres, which sits at the foot of the dwarf planet's largest mountain Mount Tam(1)...
(1) Named for the highest point in Marin County, California, not the Firefly characters."
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Dartz Wrote:Mt. Dickbutt. That is just boring...
I vote for "Mount 'we could not decide about the name'".
That happens when you have a heated discussion and a clever Pratchett fan in the group!
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HRogge Wrote:Dartz Wrote:Mt. Dickbutt. That is just boring...
I vote for "Mount 'we could not decide about the name'".
That happens when you have a heated discussion and a clever Pratchett fan in the group! Mt. Justpickanamealready
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In the grand tradition of Victorian British exploration, Mount "That's Your Finger, You Idiot".
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(somebody grabs the registration papers and writes in "After-School Teatime", but is restrained before being able to file the form)
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Bob Schroeck Wrote:In the grand tradition of Victorian British exploration, Mount "That's Your Finger, You Idiot". No natives to ask for the name, sorry... 
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Quote:HRogge wrote:
Quote:Bob Schroeck wrote:
In the grand tradition of Victorian British exploration, Mount "That's Your Finger, You Idiot".
No natives to ask for the name, sorry...
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Weren't the Soviets the first to reach Ceres? (Or were they just the first to make a movie about it?) I can see Mal and Deidre arguing about who ends up wearing the makeup...
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Port Ceres was a thing well before the Soviets arrived. It's the largest object in the belt after all, so pretty much target #1 for people who've read too much Niven & the rest of the proto-Belter culture.
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