55 years ago, on this day in 1969, for the first time a human reached the moon. Let us tell you that on 20 July 1969, Apollo-11 spacecraft landed on the surface of the moon. After which astronaut Neil Armstrong took the first step on the moon for the first time. But do you know how the moon got its name? Today we will tell you why the moon is called Moon and how it got its name.
man on the moon
Let us tell you that America had announced on 16 July 1969 that its Mission Moon Apollo-11 spacecraft has taken off with three astronauts. After this, on 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and his companions made history by reaching the moon. On 20 July 1969, at exactly 4:18 pm, Apollo’s Eagle landed on the surface of the moon. 5 hours after reaching the moon, at 10:39 pm, astronaut Armstrong set foot on the moon. For the first time in history, Armstrong is the first person to set foot on the moon, after this comes the name of his companions.
name of the moon
In India, the moon is also seen in a religious way. Indian people worship the moon on different occasions and give the moon the status of God. Not only this, on many occasions children also address the moon as uncle. According to religious beliefs, at the time of Samudra Manthan, many elements came out of the sea, which also included Maa Lakshmi and the moon. In Hinduism, Maa Lakshmi is considered as mother, so the moon came to be called Chanda Mama. Another reason is also believed that we consider the earth as our mother. In such a situation, the moon always revolves around the earth and stays with it. Due to staying with the earth, the moon is called Chanda Mama.
name of the moon moon
Now the question is why is the moon called the moon? Let us tell you that the moon is called “the moon” in English. The word moon is originally Proto-Germanic, which is derived from a similar sounding word, which came into use in northern Europe a few thousand years ago. According to NASA’s lunar science website, until Galileo discovered in 1610 that Jupiter is also a planet, it was believed that the moon is the only moon that exists.
According to NASA, when other moons or planets were discovered, they were given different names. So that people do not confuse them with each other. According to the information, we call the rest of the planets moons because they revolve around the planets in the same way as the moon revolves around the Earth. Out of Jupiter’s 64 moons, the four largest moons were discovered by Galileo in 1610. Whose names are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
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