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Luna
[edit]Luna (the Moon) is her name. I believe it should be added on the main page in brackets. I'm also not happy that SpaceX crashed into her. --DoveTheEditor (talk) 19:15, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- We are the English language Wikipedia, we're not here to list all the names for the moon in other languages. Canterbury Tail talk 19:57, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Moons have Greek names anyway. We should be calling her Selene. Serendipodous 13:29, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
- You mean Selena or Cynthia? --DoveTheEditor (talk) 01:18, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
- It is also referred to in English scientific contexts as "Luna", often enough that it belongs in the lede as secondary name. Jason A. Quest (talk) 21:41, 27 August 2026 (UTC)
- I am skeptical of this claim, but maybe give a few examples? Quality is more important than quantity. --Trovatore (talk) 21:45, 27 August 2026 (UTC)
It's ridiculous
[edit]that I can't find a reliable source for a fact as simple as "there are fewer volcanic than impact craters on the Moon." Serendipodous 13:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
Can anyone who can get through a paywall
[edit]tell me whether this article mentions polygonal lunar craters? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0019103509003534 Serendipodous 12:34, 17 August 2026 (UTC)
- You should be able to access this through The Wikipedia Library. Here's a link that anyone with access to the Library can use to read the paper. Chess enjoyer (talk) 12:41, 17 August 2026 (UTC)
- The article has one sentence on lunar polygonal impact craters that cites
- Öhman, T., Aittola, M., Korteniemi, J., Kostama, V. P., & Raitala, J. (2010). Polygonal impact craters in the solar system: Observations and implications.
- Johnjbarton (talk) 16:02, 17 August 2026 (UTC)
- The article has one sentence on lunar polygonal impact craters that cites
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[edit]In accordance with this article's FAR, I have added 66 citations, but it's not enough. The "Observation" section requires a book to properly cite its information and I do not intend to spend the rest of my natural life blindly scanning books for the relevant information. So unless anyone knows of a book containing all the relevant information, I'm done. Serendipodous 12:04, 23 September 2026 (UTC) @Z1720:, @Nsae Comp:, @Lunokhod:, @Nimbus227:, @Sbznpoe: @Johnjbarton:
- Ya know, not to be greedy, but at the very least, a "Thank you" would be nice. Serendipodous 22:27, 24 September 2026 (UTC)
- Great work 👍 IlkkaP (talk) 03:35, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
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