A moonletmoonette 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.
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.
Luna?
That’s just Moon in Latin.
True, but it’s also the name of the Roman godess, which does make it allign better with all the other astronomical names.
To be fair, we didn’t know there were more until Galileo showed up late to the party with his telescope.
And technically the Moon is the only Moon. The “correct” term for what’s colloquially called “moon” is “natural satellite”.
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moonletmoonette 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.So? Nova Scotia is just New Scotland in Latin. That’s still the name.
Edit: unless you’re French, then it’s Nouvelle-Écosse
Yes. Also used in other languages like russian.
Also in Spanish
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.
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