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Old June 12th 08, 07:09 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
SpreadTooThin
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Default Stupid question about our moon?

On Jun 12, 1:52*am, "Boris" wrote:
Moon is its name.

Using the term moon to refer to a natural satellite of another planet is
technically incorrect, though a lot of people who should know better keep
doing it.

Well what shall we call objects that orbit planets?