Selected Asteroids (of the Main Belt) and their Satellites Body This outer Martian satellite was named for one of the horses that drew Mars' chariot also called an "attendant" or "son" of Mars, according to chapter 15, line 119 of Homer's "Iliad." Deimos means "fear" in Greek. Named for one of the horses that drew Mars' chariot also called an "attendant" or "son" of Mars, according to chapter 15, line 119 of Homer's "Iliad." This Greek word means "flight." Other civilizations also named this planet from this attribute for example, the Egyptians named it "Her Desher," meaning "the red one." Named by the Romans for their god of war because of its red, bloodlike color. 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. The Moon is known as Luna in Italian, Latin, and Spanish, as Lune in French, as Mond in German, and as Selene in Greek. The name Earth comes from the Indo-European base 'er,'which produced the Germanic noun 'ertho,' and ultimately German 'erde,' Dutch 'aarde,' Scandinavian 'jord,' and English 'earth.' Related forms include Greek 'eraze,' meaning 'on the ground,' and Welsh 'erw,' meaning 'a piece of land.'Įvery civilization has had a name for the satellite of Earth that is known, in English, as the Moon. Other civilizations have named it for their god or goddess of love/war. This planet was considered to be the brightest and most beautiful planet or star in the heavens. Named Mercurius by the Romans because it appears to move so swiftly. This page shows information about planetary bodies named by the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and about bodies named by the IAU Committee on Small Body Nomenclature that have surface features named by the WGPSN.
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Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers
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