Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前TIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1934file-textcross-posted to: the_heinlein_society@lemmy.world
arrow-up1934imageTIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square122linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: the_heinlein_society@lemmy.world
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Which isn’t the same thing as a planet.
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前And “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
minus-squareim sorry i broke the code@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前Well, it is actually. In Italian “Luna” means moon (any celestial object). Likewise, “Terra” means “Earth”. I think Gaia, Greek Titan of Nature, would be a good fit for Earth’s name tbf
minus-squaremarito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前According to Wikipedia, Gaia’s already an alternative name for the Earth. Also, Selene for the Moon and Helios for the Sun.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前Yes, it is, in multiple languages.
It’s already named after ground.
Which isn’t the same thing as a planet.
And “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
Well, it is actually.
In Italian “Luna” means moon (any celestial object). Likewise, “Terra” means “Earth”.
I think Gaia, Greek Titan of Nature, would be a good fit for Earth’s name tbf
According to Wikipedia, Gaia’s already an alternative name for the Earth. Also, Selene for the Moon and Helios for the Sun.
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Yes, it is, in multiple languages.