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The Earth's moon is called Luna. That is where we get the terms lunar eclipse, lunar landing, etc.     ANSWER:   The name of the moon is simply Moon. As ans â¦ wered above, the word Luna is latin for the word moon. Now that we no longer, or have never spoke Latin, we call it the moon.
The Romans incorporated the goddess Selene into their pantheon, or group of gods. They called her Luna, and our word 'lunar' for things related to the moon, such as the lunar landers that explored its surface, come from the Roman name of the moon goddess.