The Moon · History
Selenography
Say it: sel-uh-NOG-ruh-fee IPA: /ˌsɛləˈnɑɡrəfi/ noun
Selenography: The mapping and description of the Moon's surface.
Craters, ridges, plains, and other lunar features can be recorded on maps. Selenography supplies names and locations for discussing that landscape precisely.
- Example
- The atlas was a work of selenography, charting features across the lunar surface.
- Why astronomers use it
- It connects observation with lunar geography and the identification of surface features.
- Tiny cosmic connection
- A map describes where features are; explaining how they formed also requires geology.
Observatory The Moon History
Where to check it
Written for Cool Moon Facts in its own words; the sources cover the same idea in more depth.