Selenography
Selenography is the study of Lunar geography. Currently, Selenography focuses on the visible Lunar surface features and the Lunar natural environment; where they are located and how they interact with each other. Selenography is closely linked to selenology, the study of the composition and processes of the solid material that makes up Luna, and often overlap each other. Eventually, with permanent human habitation, selenography will encompass the full range of topics covered by geology: studying people, communities, cultures, economies and their interactions with their location and environment.
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Noun
Etymology
Σελήνη Selene (Greek goddess of the Moon) + γράφω graphō (Greek for "I write") [1]
Pronunciation
- sel·e·nog·ra·phy | \ ˌseləˈnägrəfē \ [2]
- Hear the pronunciation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lFfFBkSDhs)
Selenography pages
- Lunar Atlas
- Topography
- Landmarks
- Lunar Locations
Lunar environment has it's own category in Lunarpedia but technically falls under selenography.
- Atmospheric sciences
- Gravimetry
- Radiation environment
- Regolith dust
- Thermal environment
- Impactors
- Solar wind
Astronomy also has it's own Lunarpedia category but, again, really falls under selenography (if it pertains to Luna).
- Lunar orbit
- Lunar time measures
Lunar maps and atlases
Contributors
Ben Smith at Lunar Homestead.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topography_of_the_Moon
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selenography