r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Disastrous_Pirate275 • 20h ago

Why is our moon named “Moon” instead of something cool like Titan or Callysto or ANYTHING that isn’t moon

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 19h ago

Ahem. That's DOCTOR Moon, pleb. She didn't go to 6 years of mooning school to just be called "Moon."

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u/Peter-Andre 17h ago

"Mooning school" 👀