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Sol and Luna are technically "incorrect" names for The Sun and The Moon, as per the IAU. (Notably, so is "Terra" for Earth. Earth is Earth, it already has a p
by dabluecaboose 2y ago
Sol and Luna are technically "incorrect" names for The Sun and The Moon, as per the IAU. (Notably, so is "Terra" for Earth. Earth is Earth, it already has a proper name)
That is not to say I think they're un-sensible. I think it would be a great idea for the IAU to adopt them, as "Sun" and "Moon" are already generic terms from the reference of other planets/solar systems.
- findthewords 2y agoIAU is not a sensible organization. See: Pluto and the dwarf planet category.
- spartanatreyu 2y agoIt doesn't make sense to call Pluto a planet. In fact, if we needed to change it's classification it would make more sense to call it a binary dwarf planet or a binary planet than it would to call it a planet again.