• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

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

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      1 year ago

      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.