Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前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-square125fedilinkarrow-up1919arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1909arrow-down1imageTIL 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 · 5 个月前message-square125fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 个月前Which isn’t the same thing as a planet.
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 个月前And “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
minus-squareim sorry i broke the code@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 个月前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-up2·5 个月前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-up2arrow-down1·5 个月前Yes, it is, in multiple languages.
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.