Mars and its Moons The names of the moons of Mars and the English translations of the names were specifically proposed by their discoverer, Asaph Hall, and as such, they have been accepted and retained under the current IAU nomenclature. ...
Because of their close distance to the sun, Mercury and Venus don’t have moons – the sun’s gravity is too strong and will pull any natural satellite from these planets; this can be one of the best reasons why “Sun” or related choices can also be a powerful name for your baby Gi...
Atlas is one of those names that was previously thought too powerful for a baby boy, who would have to be strong enough to carry the world on his shoulders. Now Atlas has joined the pantheon of Greek and Roman god and goddess names in the realm of possibility, along with Mars, Zeus an...
Just recently, for example, one of its many onboard cameras captured some remarkable footage of a solar eclipse as Phobos -- one of Mars’ two moons -- passed between the red planet and the sun. Read more
One of the games we played was a re-implement of one we played many moons ago that I really enjoyed. Beyond the Horizon uses similar mechanics found in Beyond the Sun, but it is its own game and should be judged as such. We compare the two in this episode and found that the ...
In Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war, and the Ancient Greek equivalent was Ares, who hadtwin sons, Deimos and Phobos. When two moons were discovered orbiting the planet Mars, they were given the names of Ares’ sons. 20. Ehann ...
Martina (Latin girl name) –“Servant of Mars (the god of war)”; 7 letters, 3 syllables, ranks #1,000+ Melisande (Old French and Old German girl name) –“Animal strength”; 9 letters, 4 syllables, ranks #1,000+ Melissa (Greek girl name) –“Bee”; 7 letters, 3 syllables, ranks...
The full moon of August 2013 is technically a Blue Moon, but it's also traditionally known as the Full Sturgeon Moon, the Green Corn Moon, the Grain Moon, and the Full Red Moon.
March is named after the god of war and a planet: Mars. In ancient Rome, several festivals of Mars took place in March because that was the earliest month of the year when the weather was mild enough to start a war. At one time, March was the first month in the Roman calendar. Th...
Maarten is a Dutch variation of Martin which means “war-like; dedicated to Mars”. Pronounced as MAR-tahn. Maas Maas is a diminutive variation of Thomas which means “twin”. Pronounced as MAS. Maes Maes means “son of Maas” and pronounced as May-s. Maikel Maikel is a Dutch vari...