[Geysers] New feature by Plume

[TSBryan at aol.com]

I'm glad Mara corrected herself on that business of number features like  
Sputnik and Tilt's Baby. Clearly, Tilt's Baby is Tilt coming out of a new 
hole,  and that is how it is described; it does not deserve a separate number 
or  description. The Sputniks probably represent energy/water that once upon 
a  time years ago found egress through North Triplet, but they also show a  
relationship to Rift, and in any case, are removed from these other features 
by  quite a few feet, distances great enough to merit a separate  
description. 
 
So, as for that thing near Plume, how about using GHG-2, at least for  the 
time being. The reason I dislike putting a name or other designation on  it 
is that I'll be surprised if it becomes a "permanent" feature. Here is my  
draft write-up for a new edition of my book (which I think-hope will happed  
during 2017:
 
 
15.  UNNG-GHG-2  was a ragged hole a few feet to the left of Plume Geyser 
(14). During some  seasons in past years, eruptions were frequent and up to 2 
feet high, but  erosion and sedimentation obliterated the crater. The 
informal name once given  (“Ballcap Geyser”) probably should not be used, since 
both the green hat within  the crater and the spring's vent have 
disappeared. That geyser was replaced in  the early 2000s by another small geyser in 
the same area. It also disappeared  after a brief existence, and now the site 
bears several flowing vents, any of  which can unpredictably undergo small 
eruptions. Developments in 2015 into 2016  produced a feature that played up 
to 2 feet high.
 
Scott Bryan
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In a message dated 3/16/2016 3:39:21 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
mara.reed at me.com writes:

If I remember correctly (don’t have my book on me), you assigned numbers  
to “Sputnik” and “Tilt’s Baby,” despite them being fairly clear expressions 
of  a previous geyser’s energy. I would agree that holding off on assigning 
 official designations is important, but can we perhaps discuss a common 
usage  name since it is a feature that is getting attention from gazers? 
Always  writing out the phrase “new thing near Plume” seems  unnecessary.

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