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		manojlds on Dec 22, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Earth actually has two moons. If moon = natural satellite and if the "moons" of other planets have names, what is the name of earth's moon? Why do they have to use it so interchangeably?

eCa on Dec 22, 2011 [–]

Most likely because the Moon was given its name long before we knew that other planets had moons.

Its pretty much the same as naming our planet the Earth, a pretty generic name for a planet.

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