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        True, but it’s also the name of the Roman godess, which does make it allign better with all the other astronomical names.

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        To be fair, we didn’t know there were more until Galileo showed up late to the party with his telescope.

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          And technically the Moon is the only Moon. The “correct” term for what’s colloquially called “moon” is “natural satellite”.

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            A moonlet moonette is a natural satellite of a moon without being a moon itself. A planet is also a natural satellite of a star. The use of the word “moon” as a common term for natural satellites of planets is well established in professional terminology.

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        So? Nova Scotia is just New Scotland in Latin. That’s still the name.

        Edit: unless you’re French, then it’s Nouvelle-Écosse

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      I don’t know what the scientific community’s thoughts on it are, but I like the idea of “moon” being the generic term while Luna is the name of our moon.

      Saying “the moon” still works because we only have one.