Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1940arrow-down110file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1930arrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square138fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarezalgotextlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoAnd “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
minus-squareim sorry i broke the codelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoWell, 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-up2·8 months agoAccording to Wikipedia, Gaia’s already an alternative name for the Earth. Also, Selene for the Moon and Helios for the Sun.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoWhich are all just the Greek words for earth, moon, and sun.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoYes, it is, in multiple languages.
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.
Which are all just the Greek words for earth, moon, and sun.
Yes, it is, in multiple languages.