My favorite is Serenity Chasma: A chasma (not quite a valley but it will do) named after a spaceship, named after a battle, named after a valley. It suits this channel, a shame you missed it.
I wondered about this too. (In fact, I briefly wondered if I had been pronouncing it wrong all my life!) However, according to the Cambridge dictionary online, it's pronounced with a hard "k" sound in both British and American English, so "shaz-em" must be a Patrick thing :-)
Fun fact: when I was a kid, I created a fictional planet named Ganesha, named after the elephant-headed Hindu god of removing obstacles. And no, I'm not Hindu, nor is my family Hindu - I just wanted to name the planet after a god, and Ganesha was the only one I came across in the encyclopedia I read as a kid. (This was in the days of dial-up, and I didn't even consider Googling names of gods an option.)
Thanks for doing this video. I am an astronomer, and was a member of the New Horizons mission. It was a surprise to me when they revealed we'd be naming stuff on Charon after sci-fi authors/characters/worlds. Being a big Doctor Who fan, I did live TARDIS chasma and Gallifrey Macula.
Is Earth the name of our planet, Sun the sun, and Moon the name of the moon? Are we all Earthians? I ask because we name all the other planets and things and in fiction beings from Klingon are Klingons, Vulcans from Vulcan etc. Interesting stuff to ponder imo.
0:42 So like... what's the point of the "nerd" title if "nerdy" interests are mainstream? Isn't that a tad contradictory? I thought we were supposed to be proud of how we like things that *aren't* mainstream, like the Gilbert & Sullivan operas, for example?
So... No commercial names? What if the South Park copyright becomes public domain? Could we have a Manbearpig Ridge on another planet/moon/celestial body in about 2090-2110? This is so interesting. Lol
@@mattjackson9859 Sedna is MUCH farther out than Quaoar. Quaoar's aphelion is 45.488 AU; Sedna's aphelion is 937 AU. Quaoar takes 289 years to orbit the Sun; Sedna takes 11,400 years.
The Moon is a *natural satellite* though 😑 « Moon » is simply the name that native English speakers like yourself have been calling that satellite historically.
@@imagiguard You're right, my point is that the celestial body revolving around our planet isn't a "moon Moon" 🤨, as he seems to imply. Just as much as the star lighting us isn't *"a sun* ... named Sun?" properly speaking. It just became common practice in English to refer any natural satellite of any planet as "a moon", because it just happens so our planet only has one permanent (natural) satellite revolving it, which is why its name is commonly used as a template for all other celestial bodies, just like you could refer to other stars than the Sun as suns.
What's your favourite name out in space?
Pluto
There's a planet called gallifrey
All of the Planets and moons named after ancient Gods
Tranquility Base
Kuiper Belt. Fun to say.
I'm a huge Star Wars fan. And I love how you call it "The Star Wars".
I would love to name a comet or meteoroid Karen, but I think we all know how that would end…
Many people ended up working for NASA because of Star Trek, as I'm sure Patrick knows.
My favorite is Serenity Chasma: A chasma (not quite a valley but it will do) named after a spaceship, named after a battle, named after a valley.
It suits this channel, a shame you missed it.
Also, "the original the Star Wars", Star Wars doesn't need a "the" in front of it. Still love your videos.
Weren't the nine kittens of Saturn named so because of the nine lives that cats are supposed to have?
I don't know, this might be a British/American thing, but "chasm" is usually pronounced "kasm"
I wondered about this too. (In fact, I briefly wondered if I had been pronouncing it wrong all my life!) However, according to the Cambridge dictionary online, it's pronounced with a hard "k" sound in both British and American English, so "shaz-em" must be a Patrick thing :-)
Fun fact: when I was a kid, I created a fictional planet named Ganesha, named after the elephant-headed Hindu god of removing obstacles.
And no, I'm not Hindu, nor is my family Hindu - I just wanted to name the planet after a god, and Ganesha was the only one I came across in the encyclopedia I read as a kid. (This was in the days of dial-up, and I didn't even consider Googling names of gods an option.)
Thanks for doing this video. I am an astronomer, and was a member of the New Horizons mission. It was a surprise to me when they revealed we'd be naming stuff on Charon after sci-fi authors/characters/worlds. Being a big Doctor Who fan, I did live TARDIS chasma and Gallifrey Macula.
Well now I want a map of Charon.
I like it when names are descriptive metaphors.
There are some computer programs with nerdy origins my dad was responsible for at least one.
Cool
Which program?
Layla Organa? Layla!? *flips table*
"Are there any celestial bodies named after sporting heroes?" "Ummmm....."
Charon has a chasm named Macross Chasma. That's awesome.
Ah yes, Princess Layla.
a character in the Star Wars
Is Earth the name of our planet, Sun the sun, and Moon the name of the moon? Are we all Earthians?
I ask because we name all the other planets and things and in fiction beings from Klingon are Klingons, Vulcans from Vulcan etc. Interesting stuff to ponder imo.
Terrans.
Caleuche is just a small part of the rich mythology of Chiloé, that island off the coast of Chile, it's really interesting, you should check it out
What a coincidence, i just found about Charon's nerdy names earlier
"Patron Saint of Astronomical Bodies"
What, like Uma Thurman? (to reference SG-1)
Nerd = Boss. Nerd =/= Geek.
A geek will build it, a nerd will know how to use it and a dork thinks it's cool.
@@likebot. What if you do all three?
@@wmdkitty that's a Wozniak
0:42 So like... what's the point of the "nerd" title if "nerdy" interests are mainstream? Isn't that a tad contradictory? I thought we were supposed to be proud of how we like things that *aren't* mainstream, like the Gilbert & Sullivan operas, for example?
So... No commercial names? What if the South Park copyright becomes public domain? Could we have a Manbearpig Ridge on another planet/moon/celestial body in about 2090-2110? This is so interesting. Lol
4:23 welp waiting for someone to call an object Hitler
So I asked my girlfriend if she would ever want to go visit the outermost dwarf planet in the solar system, but she *Sedna.*
Not the only one that's Quaoar way away...
@@mattjackson9859 Sedna is MUCH farther out than Quaoar. Quaoar's aphelion is 45.488 AU; Sedna's aphelion is 937 AU.
Quaoar takes 289 years to orbit the Sun; Sedna takes 11,400 years.
@@quinnroberts3158 Yeah I know Sedna's further, was just going for another cheesy pun... oh well it was worth a try... 🤕
8:43 CHAR
Shout out to the people who remember Moon Moon
Fictional exploration? Then Indiana Jones should be their, too.
commenting for the algorithm.
I can’t think of any Sam onella jokes for Sedna. Can people please reply some to this comment?
Hate it when charon takes the kids
Chasm, is pronounced kaz uhm.
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Moon spelled backwards is Noob, so....
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I hate nerds ruining space
The Moon is a *natural satellite* though 😑
« Moon » is simply the name that native English speakers like yourself have been calling that satellite historically.
You can call stars suns. You can call satellites moons. The name “galaxy” originally only referred to the Milky Way, after all.
@@imagiguard
You're right, my point is that the celestial body revolving around our planet isn't a "moon Moon" 🤨, as he seems to imply. Just as much as the star lighting us isn't *"a sun* ... named Sun?" properly speaking.
It just became common practice in English to refer any natural satellite of any planet as "a moon", because it just happens so our planet only has one permanent (natural) satellite revolving it, which is why its name is commonly used as a template for all other celestial bodies, just like you could refer to other stars than the Sun as suns.
"The Star Wars"…
are you a boomer? do you smoke "The Pot"?
#LarryLawton #Popipa #JustMonika
Nerd!
#nerdsrule
It's Greek not French, pronounced Karon not Sharon. Also it's funny that Plutos moon is named after the "gondolier" of the river Styx
While Karon is the preferred pronunciation, Sharon is considered an acceptable alternate.
@@vivaeljason I've never heard Sharon being an acceptable pronunciation
The French say hi. No, I don’t know French, I’m just a pronunciation nerd.
Ha nerd
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