As for the name, I'm not quite sure, but since us Americans were the first people to step foot on it, I think that we should have the honor of naming it, if it was ever required.
Poll: Should the moon have a name?
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For the sun I'd prefer Helios of sol, but they're both pretty cool,
As for the moon;
"The English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is "the Moon".[7][8] The noun moon derives from moone (around 1380), which developed from mone (1135), which derives from Old English mōna (dating from before 725), which, like all Germanic language cognates, ultimately stems from Proto-Germanic *mǣnōn.[9]
The principal modern English adjective pertaining to the Moon is lunar, derived from the Latin Luna. Another less common adjective is selenic, derived from the Ancient Greek Selene (Σελήνη
, from which the prefix "seleno-" (as in selenography) is derived.[10]"
I think luna is just the best, although Selene also sounds nice.
As for the moon;
"The English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is "the Moon".[7][8] The noun moon derives from moone (around 1380), which developed from mone (1135), which derives from Old English mōna (dating from before 725), which, like all Germanic language cognates, ultimately stems from Proto-Germanic *mǣnōn.[9]
The principal modern English adjective pertaining to the Moon is lunar, derived from the Latin Luna. Another less common adjective is selenic, derived from the Ancient Greek Selene (Σελήνη
, from which the prefix "seleno-" (as in selenography) is derived.[10]"I think luna is just the best, although Selene also sounds nice.
Currently 'The Moon' is fairly identifiable as being the one that orbits earth, from any other moon via 'The'.
If we end up populating multiple planets, then yeah, giving it a specific name would clear up potential confusion.
If we end up populating multiple planets, then yeah, giving it a specific name would clear up potential confusion.
We call it Luna, while the term "lunar" can apply to all moons, Luna is only used for Earth's moon.
yeah, i know.Ja-lex said:Isn't it just called 'the moon'?The-Bad-Blooded said:
I asked this in my science lesson.
Oh and sol is spanish for sun.
i AM Spanish, you know...
anyway, it's known as 'The Moon' cos everybody has ingrained it into use.
it's just when people translate Luna into English, they get moon, and everybody feels the need to use the english word instead of something that actually sounds like a name.
and yeah /thread already, question's already been answered.
The propper English name of the moon is "the Moon".
Proto Germanic name "mǣnōn"
Latin name: "Luna"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_moon#Name_and_etymology
Proto Germanic name "mǣnōn"
Latin name: "Luna"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_moon#Name_and_etymology
I had always assumed this. Moon = Luna and Sun = Sol. Well, ever since Mass Effect anyway.The-Bad-Blooded said:
Not many people know it's Luna, thenagain id call it Ronald or Grimace, only because of KoL (Kingdom of Loathing) thenagain, they're McDonald's characters, if they wanted a giant advertisement, they'd use a "Laser" and a "Tractor Beam" to carve into the moon's surface in an image of the McDonalds M.
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Actually, all other moons are referred to as 'satellites'. It's a more encompassing name, used for objects in orbit of the body in question.
The Moon would only very rarely be used as a scientific term.
So even without Sol and Luna, there was still no problem.
The Moon would only very rarely be used as a scientific term.
So even without Sol and Luna, there was still no problem.
I agree with this position. It already has been named. As the most obvious object in the night sky, I suspect it has had a name longer than humans have been able to count to three.The-Bad-Blooded said:
I actually won an argument about it's declassification by stating that. I think they were just too "WTF?" to try and respond.2fish said:
Also, I've never really found any confusion in Astrophysics with the Moon and other moons. But I mostly do the cool bits so they don't really come into it that often.