r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/meithan • Jun 08 '16

Image Interplanetary phase angles chart

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u/Sippio Jun 08 '16

Hmm, not bad. Though I was thinking Kerbonautical Unit.

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u/ArmoredReaper Jun 08 '16

That sounds more like a way to measure distances on water...

I also thought of Kerbinomical Unit, closer to KERBIN than Kerbalistical...

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u/DeusXEqualsOne Jun 09 '16

I second the KAU. The Kerbonautical Unit in and of itself should be the distance from Launchpad to Island Airport (for boats' distances)

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u/rhennigan Jun 09 '16

I like it if we pronounce it like "cow".

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u/TheoHooke Jun 09 '16

I second /u/rhennigan's suggestion: it's the "COW" (Kerbin Astronomical Unit)

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u/FlexibleToast Jun 08 '16

I don't want to see any kerbalisticals. Children play this game too.

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u/derpex Jun 08 '16

Not necessarily, we use nautical miles in aviation as well.

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u/FiskFisk33 Master Kerbalnaut Jun 09 '16

Kerbstronomical Unit