I just figured it was to put more science in since Latin was the language of science. Also, to set it apart from 'now' a bit.
What I have really been wondering about, is with so much scifi calling Earth Terra, why does one of the authors in the promotion area seem to use Terra for something else, and is it on purpose enough that his story would actually explain it, or did he just miss what Terra is usually used as in scifi. (
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=203483 )