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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Its vast moonscape is framed by volcanic cones, lava fields, alkaline lakes, and striking rock formations, with the windswept Kamuge Sand Dunes at its heart. — Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026

Its barren sand and rock moonscape feels for all the world like the land that time forgot. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

The umbral shadow will first appear as a small semicircle of shadow close to the dark expanses of Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms) and Mare Humorum on the moon's southwestern edge, before swiftly spreading to swallow the nearby moonscape. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Since then, Reichardt has watched birds, flowers, a sea of green shrubs and baby conifers fill in the moonscape. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for moonscape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape

Kids Definition

moonscape

noun

moon·​scape ˈmün-ˌskāp 

: the surface of the moon as seen or as pictured