Our moon has a proper name like all the other moons in the solar system do, but rarely is it used. What is it?

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LUNA - latin for moon Feb 22 04, 10:52 AM

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Has our moon ever been given a name like other planets' moons, or has it always been known simply as "The Moon?" In our solar system, which moon is closest to its planet (surface to surface), and which is the farthest from its planet? And how do these moons compare with ours as far as distance goes? How many moons are there in our solar system? NASA's Voyager 2 probe encountered the planet Uranus in 1986 and one of its moons, which features an enormous cliff with a vertical relief of about 12 miles (10 times higher than the walls of the Grand Canyon on Earth). What is the name of this small moon that has the highest cliffs in the solar system?

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