Russians Desperately Try to Save Mars Moon Probe

Re:Russians Desperately Try to Save Mars Moon Probe by cpeterso on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:29PM (#3218583)

I often wonder if we'll ever get to call Earth "Terra" like they do TV. ;)

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Re:Russians Desperately Try to Save Mars Moon Probe by Tloewald on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:42PM (#3218629)

Terra was something the golden age SF writers settled on. It's from the same source (Latin) as the names of the planets and Sol.

Terra is to Earth as Sol is to Sun.

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Re:Russians Desperately Try to Save Mars Moon Probe by iaskwhy on Thursday November 10, 2011 @06:12AM (#3219701)

I actually call it Terra. And Sol. And Lua. But that's because I'm Portuguese. :)

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