The Week contest: Small Moon - September 2, 2011

The Earth once had two moons, say planetary scientists, who believe the smaller one crashed into Moon we know, fusing them together. Kindly come up with a name for this smaller, forgotten moon.

Did Earth have two moons?
(Image credit: NASA/Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS)
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