Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square130fedilinkarrow-up1951arrow-down110file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1941arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square130fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
minus-squareim sorry i broke the code@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year 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-up2·1 year agoAccording 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-down1·1 year 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.
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Yes, it is, in multiple languages.