Leviathan/places/Moon

Ah, yes. The Moon.

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Is it particularly fair to actually call it "The Moon" now, though? I mean, yes, it is technically a moon. But when you consider other natural satellites such as Ganymede and Titan, it just seems rather unfair. "Luna", perhaps? That's its proper name, anyway.

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Oh, I'll just say The Moon. Our Moon. I'm sure it's better than the rest, anyway.

History

In the early 1960s, U.S. President John F. Kennedy made a speech, stating that a decision was made to transport Humans to the moon. Not long after, in 1969, the first manned Human landing took place in 1969 by Apollo 11, a NASA mission initiated by the one and only United States of America. Neil Armstrong became the first ever man to walk on the moon. His status as a legend was solidified by the exact moment when hundreds of thousands of people were all gathered up around the television screen to watch him make those first steps.

"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."

If only he knew the giant leaps we have made since his amazing voyage.

It's all fair and well, praising the U.S. for this great achievement, and don't get me wrong, with good reason. But their motivations were less for the benefit of Space Exploration so much as they were for the benefit of beating the Soviets at their own game.

In hindsight however, no matter the reason, it is most definitely something we should be thanking them for. After that, several other men also had the privilege of walking on the Moon, but it took a long time until a woman happened to walk on the Moon, unfortunately.

They had the huge benefit in the end however, as it was a woman who happened to initiate the "Luna Colony" program of the late 21st century. Emilia Ayodele of Nigeria happened to not only be the first woman to walk on the Moon, but also the first human being ever to be part of the permanent Lunar Settlement program.

Now, back then, Terraformation was a particular concept which we hadn't actually perfected yet, so we were forced to have Lunar bases instead, which managed to produce oxygen in enclosed bubbles. Outside of the pressure domes, the gravity was low and there was no air for humans to breathe. The sun came up once a month. This event, known as the lunar morning, was a special occasion for people living on The Moon.

Before the Terraformation and Colonization of Mars more than a century later, The Moon happened to be the Earth's largest colony, and happened to be proof that the Human race had reached further than it ever would have thought so in the past.

Nowadays, the Moon is an extension of Earth and its political system, and is under the jurisdiction of the "United Earth Alliance". A population of 40 million people, and its own currency, known as the "Luna Dollar". Not particular creative, but there you go.

The most spoken language is English, but other languages such as Chinese, French, Arabic, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese are also prominent, along with a whole lot of others being spoken too.

Climate

Unlike the rest of the Earth's colonies, The Moon was never Terraformed, so there isn't much to say regarding its climate. It's cold, dark, and if you go outside without a helmet, you'll probably just die.