sel·e·nog·ra·phy | \ ˌseləˈnägrəfē \
plural -es
Definition of selenography
1 : the science of the physical features of the moon
attention of astronomers was directed to other fields, and selenography … made no further progress— R. B. Baldwin
2 : the physical geography of the moon
the first major treatise on descriptive selenography to appear in English for a quarter-century— Joseph Ashbrook
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“Selenography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selenography. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.
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