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Question: Why does our Moon not have a name? Can we call it Eeyore?
Answer: Moons around other planets in our Solar System are named by the
International Astronomical Union. A working group on planetary nomenclature
decides on the names, which the IAU’s General Assembly must verify. The next
time this body meets will be in Sydney in 2003.
Themes have been established for naming celestial bodies and features on
them. For example, new moons of Uranus are named after characters in
Shakespeare’s plays, notably The Tempest. Caliban and Sycorax are among
the latest characters honoured. Craters on…
