Luna

(lū'nə)
n. Roman Mythology
The goddess of the moon.

[Latin Lūna, from lūna, moon.]

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A general literary magazine, was published 1975-89 with the support of The Friends of Women's Arts in Victoria and the FAW. Although Luna emphasised women's issues and the work of women, its editorial criteria were based on the quality of the work to be published; thus the work of men as well as women was represented in its pages. Its editorial collective was led by Barbara Giles.

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One of two successful series of Soviet lunar missions. There were 24 missions to the Moon in the Luna series. (The other series, Zond, had 5 lunar missions.) The first image of the farside of the Moon was taken by the Soviet Luna 3 spacecraft in October, 1959.

For a list of words related to Luna, see:

• Gods and Divinities - Luna: moon goddess (Rome)

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See words rhyming with "Luna."