Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!space From: FIRTH@TL-20B.ARPA Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Martian Moons Message-ID: <8512240245.AA10869@s1-b.arpa> Date: Mon, 23-Dec-85 21:47:35 EST Article-I.D.: s1-b.8512240245.AA10869 Posted: Mon Dec 23 21:47:35 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Dec-85 01:49:47 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 11 In case anyone cares, the proper Greek forms are "phobic" and "demotic". However, I propose we follow the trend of English development and simply use the noun in apposition: Moon Rock => Demos Rock Moon Base => Phobos Base Hence, "the Lunar surface" => "the surface of Phobos", or "the Phobos surface" -------