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Name of the Earth's moon

Author:      doug a foster
Other planets have moons with names.  Is there an official name for our
Moon?

Response #:  1 of 2
Author:      rcwinther
The "official" name is the Moon, with a capital M.  The satellites of the
other planets are called moons (small m).  Similarly, stars are referred to
as suns, but our star is the Sun.

Response #:  2 of 2
Author:      hawley
Then again, the Sun is sometimes Sol, Earth, Terra, and the Moon, Luna...

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