moonscape
noun
moon·scape
ˈmün-ˌskāp 
: the surface of the moon as seen or as depicted
also
: a landscape resembling this surface
Examples of moonscape in a Sentence
The valley is a desolate moonscape.
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An hour’s drive northwest of Goma, across a vast moonscape of black lava, is a shambolic roadside community called Sake.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Still, the moonscape in front of me was unsettling.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Hitting the bottom in a 'moonscape' of clay On July 26, 1994, Mixter was the third to dive in the Delta that day.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
But that must be set against the apocalyptic reality survivors face: a moonscape of total devastation and unfathomable loss.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Still, the moonscape in front of me was unsettling.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Hitting the bottom in a 'moonscape' of clay On July 26, 1994, Mixter was the third to dive in the Delta that day.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
But that must be set against the apocalyptic reality survivors face: a moonscape of total devastation and unfathomable loss.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for moonscape
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“Moonscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonscape. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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moonscape
noun
moon·scape
ˈmün-ˌskāp
: the surface of the moon as seen or as pictured
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