The primary stars name.

[ThePyrateCaptain]

Ok, so it's called Kerbol. I was wondering with the average intelligence of the kerbal being below average why the stars name would be more like....

Whatisthathotthing? Or owieitstoobright. Even better, bigbrighthotthing. How would they have come up with a name like Kerbol?

Are they a transplant life form? Seeking to return? Maybe they are stranded and over milliniums of time have finally evolved to space flight? A background story on these little green minions would be nice. Of deeper concern, where are the femmes? Do Kerbals spore? Where are they all coming from? A kerbal genetic factory? Have they established cloning technology before safe space flight?

Yes I have a lot of time in the am to type these mundane questions.....

[Sapphire]

Kerbol isn't the official name, it's just what most of us call it, combining "Kerbal" with our sun's name, Sol.

[ThePyrateCaptain]

Did not know that, always thought it was Kerbol. I wonder did squad give it a slight wobble as our own star has due to the larger outer planets gravity tugging on it? Or would that be considered way to detailed for the game?

[ironclad]

I honestly don't like the "kerbol" name. It's too confusing for new people - kerbol, kerbin, kerman - it's easy to forget.

[-RanZ-]

It is called sun, NOT kerbol.

[ThePyrateCaptain]

It is called sun, NOT kerbol.

Ok, be that as it may, that's the unofficial name of our primary star.

[Dexee]

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Kerbol

It does say it's called the Sun, but it also seems that the official Wiki also relates to it as Kerbol. Can't argue a simple fact. But with that being said...

@Squad: Why don't we officially call it Kerbol?