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Posted on 10/6/15 at 10:55 am to Azranod
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why has Earth's moon not received a formal name yet?
it has..it's called Moon
Posted on 10/6/15 at 11:01 am to Azranod
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With the discoveries of all the other "moons" in the solar system, why has Earth's moon not received a formal name yet?
They wanted to call it Moon McKinley, but it has since been changed Denali.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 11:13 am to Azranod
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With the discoveries of all the other "moons" in the solar system, why has Earth's moon not received a formal name yet?
The Moon has multiple names - Selene and Luna - but "The Moon" persists in common usage.
For that matter our sun - the star called "Sol" - is widely referred to as "The Sun" - in popular usage.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 11:15 am to Azranod
I think "Luna" is what some astrophysicists refer to it as to distinguish it from the moons of other planets.
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