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9−A **moon** is a kind of [ship](../ship) on the [Arvo](../arvo) network. Moons are issued by planets, and are meant to be used for the issuing planet's connected devices, such as phones, desktops, smart TVs, and digital thermostats. A moon is not independent; it is always subordinated to the planet that issued it.
8+A **moon** is a kind of [ship](../ship) on the [Arvo](../arvo) network. Moons
9+are child identities issued by [planets](../planet), [stars](../stars), and
10+[galaxies](../galaxy). A moon is not independent; it is always subordinate to
11+the ship that issued it. By this we mean that the networking keys for the moon
12+are controlled by the parent, and may be altered or revoked at any time by that parent.
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14+Moons may be utilized for many purposes, including but not limited to:
15+ - vanity identities
16+ - backup identities incase the parent identity cannot be accessed
17+ - identities for children
18+ - testing software
19+ - bots
20+Looking towards the future, we expect moons to also be utilized as identities
21+for devices, such as such as phones, desktops, smart TVs, and digital thermostats
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11−Unlike planets, moons have no presence on [Azimuth](../azimuth) and have no associated identities. Moons are representable with 64 bits and have long names like `~doznec-salfun-naptul-habrys`, the latter half of which is inherited from their parent planet.
23+Unlike planets, stars, and galaxies, moons have no presence on
24+[Azimuth](../azimuth). Moons are representable with 64 bits and have long names
25+like `~doznec-salfun-naptul-habrys`, the latter half of which is inherited from
26+their parent planet.
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1328### Further Reading
1429
1530- [Using Your Ship](@/using/os/getting-started.md#moons): The "Moons" section contains instructions for creating and managing moons.
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32+- [Lunar Urbit and the Internet of Things](@/blog/iot.md): Blog post on the
33+ past, present, and future of moons
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