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In the english version, when you go to Earth's moon, it simply says "Moon," as we all know. My question is, why is it that? Why doesn't it say "Luna" or something like that instead?

Wow. D?ja vue..
I remember a discussion on the same subject, on this very same board, some years ago.
Anybody remember what it came at in the end? (besides calling our biggest satellite "Moon")

PlutonianEmpire wrote:In the english version, when you go to Earth's moon, it simply says "Moon," as we all know. My question is, why is it that? Why doesn't it say "Luna" or something like that instead?

Well, ask your neighbor what and where "Luna" is!
Probably the answer will be: "I don't know what you are talking about."

Adirondack

Because the English name of the Moon is "Moon". Luna is it's Latin name.

Johaen wrote:Because the English name of the Moon is "Moon". Luna is it's Latin name.

Perfect explanation here.

Thanks very much for the logic.