This Blog Is No More

KuiperCliff has officially been retired, as of 12 April 2009. All business has now been transferred to Ubiwar. Thanks.

5 Responses

  1. hthth, on May 2nd, 2007 at 04:27 Said:

    Where did the name “KuiperCliff” come from, the lunar crater? What incited you to choose it for your blog?

  2. kuipercliff, on May 2nd, 2007 at 05:32 Said:

    You know the Kuiper Belt of trans-Neptunian objects, asteroids, lumps of rock, etc, on the edge of the solar system? At about 50AU, the density of these things drops off dramatically, but for no apparent reason. This is the Kuiper Cliff, the big drop. Astronomers think this may be due to an undiscovered orbiting object cutting a path through the other debris.

    Why did I choose that name? I’m not sure, but I’ve always been a space-nut. I toyed with the idea of Oort Cloud, as a byword for something not quite knowable, but also not too far away. I decided on Kuiper Cliff for similar reasons. I don’t think the name describes me, but I use it to remind me that there’s a lot of stuff out there (and down here) that we just plain don’t understand. Well, I don’t at least.

  3. kuipercliff, on May 3rd, 2007 at 14:22 Said:

    Hrafn,

    As if by magic, an excuse turned up today for me to mention the Kuiper Cliff ….

  4. hthth, on May 5th, 2007 at 23:21 Said:

    Good name! Thanks for the explanation. As much as I’m fascinated by space, I hadn’t heard of the Kuiper Cliff.

    May 3rd: Coincidences can be fun ;)

  5. oaven-one, on March 19th, 2008 at 21:34 Said:

    oortragous

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