selenography

noun

sel·​e·​nog·​ra·​phy
ˌseləˈnägrəfē
plural -es
1
: the science of the physical features of the moon
attention of astronomers was directed to other fields, and selenography … made no further progressR. B. Baldwin
2
: the physical geography of the moon
the first major treatise on descriptive selenography to appear in English for a quarter-centuryJoseph Ashbrook

Word History

Etymology

selen- entry 1 + -graphy

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“Selenography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selenography. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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