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The name of Eris's moon Dysnomia was suggested by its discoverer Michael E. Brown, who also suggested the name of the dwarf planet. The name has two meanings: in mythology Dysnomia (lawlessness) is the daughter of Eris (chaos).
Pink Moon on April 23. Why this name: This full moon heralded the appearance of the “moss pink,” or wild ground phlox — one of the first spring wildflowers. Alternate names: • Breaking Ice ...
The usual English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is simply Moon, with a capital M. [19] [20] The noun moon is derived from Old English mōna, which (like all its Germanic cognates) stems from Proto-Germanic *mēnōn, [21] which in turn comes from Proto-Indo-European *mēnsis 'month' [22] (from earlier *mēnōt, genitive *mēneses) which may be related to the verb 'measure' (of time).
Lunar maria (singular mare) are large, dark, regions of the Moon. They do not contain any water, but are believed to have been formed from molten rock from the Moon's mantle coming out onto the surface of the Moon. This list also includes the one oceanus and the features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus.
There are 12 full moons this year, here's what to know about when they are and what their names are.
A super blue moon is a rare event and can happen as infrequently as 20 years apart. ... Why is a full moon in August called a sturgeon moon? Full moons have different names and the relate to the ...
1882 chart of the moon with maria. This is a list of maria (large, dark, basaltic plains) on the Moon. It includes other basaltic plains, including the one oceanus as well as features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Giovanni Battista Riccioli. [1]
The full moon has a different name depending on when it occurs each month, since Native Americans marked their calendars by the moons. How the 'supermoon' got its name -- along with 27 other weird ...