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Is there a different name for the moon because all other moons have a name like Io or Ganymede.

2007-05-02 12:20:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

9 answers

theres luna

2007-05-02 12:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Gangsta 3 · 0 0

Luna

The 14th largest item in this solar system.
The Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Ganymede, Titan, Mercury, Callisto, Io, Earth's Moon, ...
Or, the 9th largest "rock" (not including the gas giants).

2007-05-02 13:49:20 · answer #2 · answered by V. 3 · 0 0

Actually the moon has lots of names such as Luna because it is visible to many cultures easily; but for simplicity we just call it the Moon.

2016-05-19 01:39:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Luna

2007-05-02 12:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by kyle.keyes 6 · 0 0

yes it is called Luna. But I think that The Moon makes it sound more important.

2007-05-02 14:02:40 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 0 0

Yes, each language (French, German, Japanese, etc.) has its own name for the moon. They don't use the English name, moon.

And as a bonus answer, here is a great goole site of the surface of the moon (like the surface of the earth in google earth)

http://moon.google.com/

2007-05-02 13:20:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

In Latin, the moon was refered to as "Luna".... and is the root for craziness: Lunatic, Loon. But in English, it's always been just, "The Moon."

2007-05-02 12:26:39 · answer #7 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0 0

Yes, moons are also called "planetary satellites". Like said above, it can be called Luna

2007-05-02 12:28:47 · answer #8 · answered by Peter D 1 · 0 0

Luna, and I`ll bet there are others, or if nothing else, you might try different languages, and check out ancient toungs.

2007-05-02 12:32:43 · answer #9 · answered by Dan N 3 · 0 0

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