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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Meanwhile, while all these human issues are unfolding, somewhere on top of the unfinished crossing that Western fence lizard appears to be making a home, even though the naked terrain looks like a moonscape right now.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
While icebergs and rocky shorelines dominate the Antarctic coastline that cruise ships navigate, the heart of the continent is another world, one of shimmering blue ice tunnels and crevasses, jagged mountain peaks, and vast moonscapes.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
And that’s not including the backdrop, which switches between underwater scenes, moonscapes, cloudy skies, floating bubbles and others.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2025
The war has already displaced more than 90% of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, and turned many parts of it into an uninhabitable moonscape.
—Tia Goldenberg and Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
While icebergs and rocky shorelines dominate the Antarctic coastline that cruise ships navigate, the heart of the continent is another world, one of shimmering blue ice tunnels and crevasses, jagged mountain peaks, and vast moonscapes.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
And that’s not including the backdrop, which switches between underwater scenes, moonscapes, cloudy skies, floating bubbles and others.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2025
The war has already displaced more than 90% of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, and turned many parts of it into an uninhabitable moonscape.
—Tia Goldenberg and Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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“Moonscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonscape. Accessed 10 Jul. 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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