Yes, it has a name. It is
Moon
Our Moon is unique in the solar system in that it is so large compared to the planet that it orbits. It is heavily cratered and has large, flat
maria which are found primarily on the Nearside. It was in these flat regions where the five of the six landing missions of Apollo did their surface
explorations. This animated map shows lunar maria and Apollo landing sites.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back a treasure trove of very high resolution images of the entire Moon. The Farside of the
Moon contains virtually no maria. Since the highland regions of the Moon are essentially unchanged from its formation, we can see the record of
over four billion years of cratering. Most of the impact craters on the Moon were formed in the first billion years of its history. Tens of thousands
of lunar craters have been named. You have, no doubt, heard of the Man on the Moon. But have you ever seen the Woman in the Moon?
Today the Moon is a dead place, without any trace of an atmosphere. Since it’s interior is semi-molten at best, and it rotates so slowly,
there is no native magnetic field on the Moon.
Other surface features are unique to the Moon.
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