What does Earth's moon mean?

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What's the difference between the moon and the Earth's moon?

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cory64

17 January

English (US)

@3Summer3 Well moon can mean a moon (satellite) of another planet, like Titan (a moon of Saturn).

So Earth’s moon means the white sphere you see in the sky.

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3Summer3

17 January

Japanese

@cory64 Thank you so much for your prompt reply. So the moon means the moon, and the Earth's moon means satellite? Probably, it depends on the contents . . . ?

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cory64

17 January

English (US)

@3Summer3 Yes it depends on the context but “the Moon” is often spelled with a capital M to even further specify that we mean “Earth’s moon”.

“Earth’s moon” is used in contexts where “the moon” could be ambiguous.

If I am talking about Titan, a moon of Saturn, and I say “the moon”, you could be confused as to which one I’m referring to. This is because we often say “The moon” to mean “Earth’s moon”. For this reason, some have proposed calling our moon “Luna” to make things clearer.

Titan is the largest of Saturn’s moons. Compared to Earth’s moon, Titan is blah blah.

If I had written the below sentence instead, it would be really awkward.

“Compared to the moon, Titan is blah blah.”

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3Summer3

17 January

Japanese

@cory64 Thank you so much. Your explanation was helpful and easy to understand.

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What does Earth's moon mean? See a translation

@3Summer3 Well moon can mean a moon (satellite) of another planet, like Titan (a moon of Saturn).So Earth’s moon means the white sphere you see in the sky.

What does Earth's moon mean?

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@3Summer3 Well moon can mean a moon (satellite) of another planet, like Titan (a moon of Saturn).

So Earth’s moon means the white sphere you see in the sky.