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To: Windflier

That would be a totally cool view to imagine Helene coasting by in Saturn’s night sky, just like our own Moon.

Does our ‘moon’ have a name?


5 posted on 07/02/2011 6:03:17 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I think our moon is Luna.


6 posted on 07/02/2011 6:04:53 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“Luna”


7 posted on 07/02/2011 6:06:13 PM PDT by dadgum (Overjoyed to be a Pariah)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Does our ‘moon’ have a name?

Selene, Luna, I'm sure there are others.

/johnny

8 posted on 07/02/2011 6:06:59 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Does our ‘moon’ have a name?

Yes, it's Luna.

Funny, I was just telling one of my kids that the other night. She's studying the Solar System, and I stumped her on that question.

18 posted on 07/02/2011 6:37:46 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Does our ‘moon’ have a name?

Unlike the moons circling other planets, in our solar system, our moon doesn't enjoy a distinctive name of its own.

It is simply referred to as 'The Moon' or sometimes 'lunar' (derived from the Latin Luna).

STE=Q

22 posted on 07/02/2011 6:41:59 PM PDT by STE=Q ("It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government" ... Thomas Paine)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Luna - from where we get the term Lunatic -


24 posted on 07/02/2011 6:50:45 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; cripplecreek; dadgum
Our moon is named Luna?

Isn't that like naming your dog Canine? Reminds me of that Jimmy Stewart movie where one of his sons is named Boy.

43 posted on 07/03/2011 7:48:31 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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