Minmei's Microphone Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I saw this pop up on my Facebook wall and noticed the word Macross Chasma on the bottom left-hand part of the picture. It appears that someone at NASA is a Macross fan. Quote
JB0 Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Awww, we got a canyon? I was really hoping for a mountain. Quote
JB0 Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Oh, also... It appears that someone at NASA is a Macross fan. The naming scheme is a little more complicated than that. http://www.ourpluto.org/pluto It involved a public, global vote/write-in campaign and a calculated effort to maintain a multicultural presence. Macross, as it happens, was "Favored by 30% of the voters from eastern Asia." Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 However it got named, it's awesome that it happened. Now people who are interested in Science fiction, will see the name attached to something in Science, and then boom, more discoveries of Macross! Everyone wins! Quote
Mr March Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) More recognition for Macross is always a good thing, within the industry or about the world at large. Great news. Edited July 29, 2015 by Mr March Quote
Minmei's Microphone Posted July 29, 2015 Author Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Quamzin used a chasma in the episode Bye-bye Mars to hide before his attempted ambush. I was imagining that was why it was chosen but It's just wishful thinking. Edited July 29, 2015 by Minmei's Microphone Quote
Gerli Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Awww, we got a canyon? I was really hoping for a mountain. Dude, we got a Macross Canyon!!! Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Awww, we got a canyon? I was really hoping for a mountain. Dude, we got a Macross Canyon!!! Right on! Who cares what kind of feature it is, it's international recognition! All hail the Macross Canyon! Quote
Gubaba Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Still just tentative... They haven't officially decided yet. Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Still just tentative... They haven't officially decided yet. You... Seem to like raining on my parades don't ya? Quote
Gubaba Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Nah, just mentioning what the article actually says. Quote
JB0 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Still just tentative... They haven't officially decided yet.It's what NASA's New Horizons team wants, but official names are subject to IAU approval. So unless the IAU hates fun, those are "real". Quote
VF-15 Banshee Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 "At that speed, will you be able to pull out in time?" "It'll be just like Macross Canyon back home!" Quote
JB0 Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 "At that speed, will you be able to pull out in time?" "It'll be just like Macross Canyon back home!" Man, and I thought Tatooine was a poor place to call home. I pity any child that grows up on Pluto. Quote
TehPW Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 I do like Man, and I thought Tatooine was a poor place to call home. I pity any child that grows up on Pluto. i do like QV's take on living in the solar system... http://www.quantumvibe.com/ I read about the news on Trekmovie this morning. total nergasm. Quote
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