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From: steve@jplgodo.UUCP (Steve Schlaifer x3171 156/224)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Terminology (satellite variety)
Message-ID: <535@jplgodo.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 22-Dec-85 19:26:15 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 22 19:26:15 1985
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> 
> >> ... (Question: earth's moon is to lonar
> >>as a martian moon is to ???).
> >"Lunar" is derived from "Luna," a proper name for our largest satellite;
> >on that basis, the Martian equivalents would be "Phobor" or "Deimor"
> >--- depending upon which moon was involved.
> 
> Nahh, the Martian equivalents are "Phobic" and "Demonic."  :-) :-)
> 
Actually, Phobic is probably correct--the word roots are at least right.
Maybe Lunar should be replaced with Lunatic (then the "beads" seen during
an eclipse could be referred to as the Lunatic fringe :-) (sorry but I couldn't
resist).

	Steve Schlaifer (jplgodo!steve)