[DOC] [TLE] How do planets and their moons get their names? - StarChild - NASA [PAR] With the exception of Earth, all of the planets in our solar system have names 
from ... This tradition was continued when Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were ... 
Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman 
mythology. ... For those moons have been known for a long time (such as the 
Galilean... [DOC] [TLE] How did the planets get their names? | Cool Cosmos [PAR] All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and 
godesses. Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury were given their names 
thousands of years ago. ... Neptune was the Roman god of the Sea. Pluto, which 
is... [DOC] [TLE] Planets in astrology - Wikipedia [PAR] Planets in astrology have a meaning different from the modern astronomical 
understanding of ... To ancient astrologers, the planets represented the will of the 
gods and their direct .... to the seven classical planets have been preserved since 
ancient times. .... In Indian astrology, Mars is called Mangala and represents 
energy,... [DOC] [TLE] Naming of moons - Wikipedia [PAR] The naming of moons has been the responsibility of the International 
Astronomical Union's committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. 
That committee is known today as the Working Group for Planetary System 
Nomenclature (WGPSN). Prior to its formation, the names of satellites have had 
varying histories. ..... The convention has been extended to natural satellites of 
minor planets,... [DOC] [TLE] Minor planet - Wikipedia [PAR] A minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is 
neither a planet nor exclusively classified as a comet. Minor planets can be dwarf 
planets, asteroids, trojans, centaurs, Kuiper belt ... The term minor planet has 
been used since the 19th century to describe ... Of these, 20,215 have official 
names. [DOC] [TLE] How were the names of the planets in the solar system given? And ... [PAR] All of the planets in our Solar System, except for Earth, were named after Greek 
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named write their... [DOC] [TLE] Why Seven Days in a Week? - Hermetic Systems [PAR] Jun 19, 2012 ... In other words, the 7day week has been received from earlier generations. ... 
Whether or not a 7day week was in use by the Jews at the time of Moses in the ... 
the names of the days of the week are derived from the names of planets/gods. ... 
These Greek gods were cited as corresponding to the equivalent... [DOC] [TLE] Neptune - Educational facts and history of the planet Neptune. [PAR] In Roman mythology Neptune (Greek: Poseidon) was the god of the Sea. ... Had 
the search for the planet taken place a few years earlier or later it would not have 
been ... Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2 on Aug 25 
1989. ... Neptune's rings have been given names: the outermost is Adams (which
... [DOC] [TLE] Planetary Names: Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers [PAR] Earth I (Moon), Every civilization has had a name for the satellite of Earth that is 
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ending has been reserved for some unusual cases), and names of satellites with 
.... names to Saturn, which is the farthest planet from Earth that can be observed 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Poll: Planet 9: What should its name be if it's found? | 89.3 KPCC [PAR] Jan 22, 2016 ... If it is named for a historical person, that person must have been dead for at ... In 
the past, the IAU has accepted naming suggestions from the ... The Greek 
equivalent would be Aphrodite. ... Neptune: The Roman god of the sea

Question: If the planet had been named for the Greek equivalent of Neptune, it would have been called this
Answer: Poseidon