Luna

Luna is the only companion planetoid of Earth.

For much of Human history, Luna was referred to simply as "the Moon." This largely ceased in the era of interstellar travel, though many natives still use the archaic name. (DS9 episode: "Valiant") Luna is in fact the second member of a binary planet system that it and Earth make up. (TOS novel: Spock's World)

In Earth slang people who lived on the moon are called "Lunar schooners." (DS9 episode: "Valiant")

History
In 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the surface of an alien world when they landed at Tranquility Base. See also: Apollo 11.

By 2155, Luna was the location of a great many mining facilities. It was also the primary nexus of the Terra Prime terrorist movement, which operated many of these mining operations. (ENT episode: "Demons")

By 2373 Luna was inhabited by over 50 million people, with such colonies as New Berlin, Tycho City, and Lake Armstrong found on its pressurized surface. (Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Enterprise) Politically, it is a subdivision of United Earth.

In 2376, Robin Rusconi of the USS da Vinci had a bizarre experience with an interdimensional portal located on Luna. (SCE eBook: Breakdowns)

Federation President Min Zife attended a diplomatic reception held on Luna in late 2379 shortly before his resignation. The reception was attended by such officials as the Ferengi, Gorn, Romulan, and Klingon ambassadors to the Federation, in addition to many members of the Federation Council. (TNG novel: A Time to Heal.)

Later that year, the first presidential candidate debate between Arafel Pagro and Nanietta Bacco was held in the Collins Amphitheatre on Luna. Pagro went into the debate far ahead in the popular opinion polls, but it was as a result of this debate that Bacco began her climb that eventually led her to victory. (TNG novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)

Starfleet's Luna-class starships, and the USS Luna, were named for Luna.

Bodies of Water

 * Lake Armstrong

Regions

 * Mare Nubium
 * Mare Tranquillitatis
 * Laserton North
 * Fra Mauro
 * Ocean of Storms

Cities

 * New Berlin
 * New Chicago
 * Tycho City
 * Copernicus City

Other

 * Disneymoon
 * Collins Amphitheatre