Flying Squid to Today I LearnedEnglish • 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.imagemessage-square132arrow-up1953arrow-down110file-textcross-posted to: customs_brokerthe_heinlein_society
arrow-up1943arrow-down1imageTIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.Flying Squid to Today I LearnedEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square132file-textcross-posted to: customs_brokerthe_heinlein_society
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoAnd “Luna” isn’t the same thing as “moon”.
minus-squareim sorry i broke the codelinkfedilinkEnglish4•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-square@maritolinkEnglish2•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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoWhich are all just the Greek words for earth, moon, and sun.
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.
Which are all just the Greek words for earth, moon, and sun.
Yes, it is, in multiple languages.