VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 During my latest little Lunar orbit mission of 11KM, I decided to name a mountain after my dog, Max. I orbited for about .75 of a rotation until I decided on a specific mountain. I took screenshots as I came over it. I hope that if there is ever an official map of the Mun made, that this mountain will be listed on there. I have considered making an entire map, but I\'m not sure if I have the patience. If anyone wants to have a mountain named after them if I get around to my mapping idea, post pictures on this thread. Make sure to show it from close up and then medium and then afar. This way we can get the general vicinity in which it is located on the Mun, and then a little closer to see where in that vicinity it is and then super close to get good detail of the mountain. The idea was inspired by Jim Lovell\'s naming of Mt. Marilyn after his wife as he orbited the Moon on 8.A whole Mun map would be really cool! Are any of the Mares named on the surface or should I have a poll on this thread to name each one? I personally think a detailed map with lat and long and names of all the different locations would be really helpful in the colonization of the Munar surface at a later time.Anyway, here are my photos from Lunar Orbit of Mount Maxwell.Mount Maxwell from up close at 11KM.Mount Maxwell from a medium altitude, showing the south western region of the mare on which it is located.Mount Maxwell in its general vicinity from a standard picture of the Mun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo-not Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think this belongs in the roleplaying forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterII Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think this belongs in the roleplaying forum.I don\'t see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think this belongs in the roleplaying forum.You think so? Mostly the role playing forum is like governments and wars and all that. My intention was just to encourage people to begin naming locations on the Mun so we can get a good map of it. It\'s important to name locations, especially when traveling to them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radion Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I like your idea, although I do hope we can get a map without a 'k' palooza spam fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I like your idea, although I do hope we can get a map without a 'k' palooza spam fest.So true! I encourage people NOT to name everything with a K. That\'s so annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Nag Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I would have gone for 'Sea of Insecurity' To be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I would have gone for 'Sea of Insecurity' To be honest.I plan to leave room to name other Mares too. I may get started on my Mun map right now. I\'ll let the leading vote get at least 10 before I name something, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candre Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 New guy here,How about naming that large mare 'Mare Tenebris' (darkness) or 'Mare Ingens' (huge)?I think both have a nice, lunar sound. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 New guy here,How about naming that large mare 'Mare Tenebris' (darkness) or 'Mare Ingens' (huge)?I think both have a nice, lunar sound. What do you guys think?I like the name Mare Tenebris and Ingens. We could use Tenebris to name the one giant Mare on the far side of the Mun, as you just cross into the side that leads towards the near side when traveling from East to West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Owl Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I hate to be the wet blanket here... but I really think you should hold off naming places until we get the new terrain generator. There\'s a good chance your mountain won\'t be there anymore.But kudos for the basic idea! I\'d like to see a system where each person names one and only one feature, and we gradually collect them into a community map. That would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I hate to be the wet blanket here... but I really think you should hold off naming places until we get the new terrain generator. There\'s a good chance your mountain won\'t be there anymore.But kudos for the basic idea! I\'d like to see a system where each person names one and only one feature, and we gradually collect them into a community map. That would be great.When will the new terrain generator come out and what will it look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
togfox Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think there need to be some conditions to naming Mun locations - well, only one condition:- to name a location/feature on the Mun you must be able to land/crash a craft or drive a rover there so you can get that lat/long numbers for it.The reason I say this is to:- get the lat/long coordinates for it!- to ensure that naming rights are restricted to those that have the game- to ensure that naming rights are restricted to those that can actually get to the Mun- to ensure that naming rights are restricted to those that \'explore\' it first, just like in the olden days.I can see a bunch of forum spammers sitting on this thread claiming features they\'ve never actually been to.But - if it\'s just harmless fun, then I\'ll find a crater from orbit and make up a name for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 CONGRATULATIONS TO CANDRE FOR NAMING A LARGE MARIA REGION ON THE MUN!The new region is called, 'Mare Tenebris', which means, Sea of Darkness.As you can see, my craft has landed in Mare Tenebris and so I APPROVE the naming of an arbitrary crater, 'Mare Tenebris'. As this region is usually shrouded by darkness on landing flights, I have chosen this crater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 But - if it\'s just harmless fun, then I\'ll find a crater from orbit and make up a name for it.Sure! Find a nice crater and land in it and then send me the coordinates. I wish I would have landed near Mount Maxwell, but it\'s ok. I CAN land on the Mun, as can be seen by many other posts I have made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Owl Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 When will the new terrain generator come out and what will it look like?It\'s been big news for several days now. Check the development forum if you want to know what\'s happening with this game.http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=8860.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamwearingpants Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The heck? How can you now vote for the (arguably) greatest rocket scientist in history? ???Anyways, Ima do me some exploring. Shall report back with some awesome names for awesome mountains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 NEW CRATERAt the risk of naming too many things in my favor, I\'ve decided on naming this ONE last crater after my own name. Maybe I\'ll do some more in the future, depending on how many people submit, but right now, I will leave a lot of the land open for now.It\'s called 'McConnell Crater'Coordinates are:1\' 19\' 28' N | After the one, there should be a degree symbol.16\' 4\' 25' E | I did purposely land in this crater but did hit the Eastern Edge. The crater is still in those coordinates, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 The heck? How can you now vote for the (arguably) greatest rocket scientist in history? ???Anyways, Ima do me some exploring. Shall report back with some awesome names for awesome mountains Don\'t worry. Old Tsiolkovsky will get a good mare region named after him. I\'m thinking about the one near the South Pole being named 'Tsiolkovsky'. But it really is up to you guys. I don\'t want to force a bunch of names onto the Mun. I want them to be accepted before then, and I\'ve already named 2. Good luck with your exploring! After dinner, I\'ll work on a word document outlining all the names. I think you should have to land so that we can get coordinates. If we can get coordinates, they\'re easier to write down and will help with making a map at a later time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 It\'s been big news for several days now. Check the development forum if you want to know what\'s happening with this game.http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=8860.0I hope we can get a pockmarked lunar surface when you land on it. Craters and small bumps and dunes everywhere with piles of rock and all that. I think they mun -- if done right -- will look REALLY epic with the new engine. I love the way Kerbin looks and can\'t wait to orbit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
togfox Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I\'ll reserve the name now and pick a feature later. Mount Desperation or Sea of Desperation or Puddle of Desperation or something Desperation. That\'s how I usually approach my Mun landing sequence - in desperation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I\'ll reserve the name now and pick a feature later. Mount Desperation or Sea of Desperation or Puddle of Desperation or something Desperation. That\'s how I usually approach my Mun landing sequence - in desperation! If you\'d like to name it Sea of Desperation or something along those lines, go ahead and land in an area you see fit, name it that and send me the coordinates. That\'s a good name.Although for me, I usually confront the landing sequence very easily and concentrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 1\' 19\' 28' N | After the one, there should be a degree symbol.Quick tip: In Windows, you can get the ASCII degree symbol by turning on Num Lock, holding down 'Alt' key while typeing '248' on number pad. You can get any symbol in the ASCII character set this way. Try it, its fun! (It only works with a full-size keyboard though.)Now back on topic: I like the idea of naming rights to places on the Mun where\'ve we\'ve landed, but I also think that the major features like the Mares should be named according to the results of an open vote. Maybe we could start by compiling a list? I like Mare Tenebris, but I also like Mare Pandemonium.PH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentMcConnell Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Quick tip: In Windows, you can get the ASCII degree symbol by turning on Num Lock, holding down 'Alt' key while typeing '248' on number pad. You can get any symbol in the ASCII character set this way. Try it, its fun! (It only works with a full-size keyboard though.)Now back on topic: I like the idea of naming rights to places on the Mun where\'ve we\'ve landed, but I also think that the major features like the Mares should be named according to the results of an open vote. Maybe we could start by compiling a list? I like Mare Tenebris, but I also like Mare Pandemonium.PH.OK. How many Mares are on the Mun? Most voted for the sea of instability for the largest mare on the near side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
togfox Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I\'d like to name a feature near the north pole as 'The Waterfalls'.You can see here it is near the north pole but not on itIn the background, you can see two sharp ridges. Imagine water flowing over these \'stepped\' ridges and flowing into the basin beneath. A waterfall! And up close and personal.The co-ordinates in the mechjeb window are 89.00 / 66.80. When the new terrain comes out I\'ll re-explore this and make sure it is still a waterfall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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