Recent content by LuckyStampede

Thanks. Even though my eyes gloss over the equations and my brain just says "mathy mathy math" (creative writing major here), sounds legit. I don't think we've completely invalidated the idea yet, so let's assume that it's still plausible, I'm just wrong on some of my base assumptions. What...

Well, I take that with a grain of salt because he's mainly in charge of plot and dialogue, and what he describes blatantly contradicts what we see in the game. There is a glowing side, but it's not the side that provides light, as the moon rotates far faster than it goes through its phases, and...

And I just realized I have another question: How does the moon have phases if: 1) The planet is tidally locked to the star 2) The moon is geostationary. I don't know how that would work. Is it possible, then, that one of my base assumptions is completely wrong? After all, we only see a...

Neat! Thanks for the explanation. Is there any way to get the moon on there, and/or make the celestial bodies unrealistically larger so they're easier to see? Also, are questions about the ecology and climate of Pandora more suited to another subforum?

Uhhh...kay. Sorry, not actually my field at all, I'm just a dabbler in...everything. When I took interest in this subject, I had to look up terminology to make sure I was using it right, so this goes WAY over my head. Can you define what that means using layman's terms, or direct me to a...

Here's a few images that might help. Here you can see the volcanic activity clearly under a number of conditions. The H-shaped space station is, of course, not a natural feature, and though it is pretty dang big, it's apparent size and distance are both highly deceptive. The "craters" are...

Someone's already asked this question? Not surprised. I should find that thread, Anyway, so you mean those are impossible to have together, but merely unlikely to have separately? If that's the case, one my assumptions could be wrong. Would one of these scenarios work? 1) Pandora is only...

I'm a big fan of the Borderlands series (Well, 2 and on, 1 was kinda meh), and as I understand it, the developers had astrophysics consultants to make the world work right. However, in the only interview I've found about the research, Anthony Burch (the head writer) gave an inaccurate...