Topography of the Moon.STL 3D model of the Moon with 10× elevation exaggeration rendered with data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon (also known as geography of the Moon, or selenodesy).[1] Like geography and areography, selenography is a subdiscipline within the field of planetary science. Historically, the principal concern of selenographists was the mapping and naming of the lunar terrane identifying maria, craters, mountain ranges, and other various features. This task was largely finished when high resolution images of the near and far sides of the Moon were obtained by orbiting spacecraft during the early space era. Nevertheless, some regions of the Moon remain poorly imaged (especially near the poles) and the exact locations of many features (like crater depths) are uncertain by several kilometers. Today, selenography is considered to be a subdiscipline of selenology, which itself is most often referred to as simply "lunar science." The word selenography is derived from the Greek word Σελήνη (Selene, meaning Moon) and γράφω graphō, meaning to write.
^Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (2005). "selenodesy" (Selenodesy is "that branch of applied mathematics that determines, by observation and measurement, the exact positions of points and the figures and areas of large portions of the moon's surface, or the shape and size of the moon".). US Department of Defense and The free dictionary (online). Retrieved 2010-06-20.
Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon (also known as geography of the Moon, or selenodesy). Like geography and areography...
element selenium. The element name selenium and the prefix seleno- (as in selenography, the study of the physical features of the Moon) come from this Greek...
on the Moon List of mountains on the Moon List of valleys on the Moon Selenography "Using the Moon as a mirror — Hubble to watch transit of Venus in reflected...
mapping the surface in preparation for Apollo landings and measured Selenography, conducted meteoroid detection, and measured radiation levels. The Surveyor...
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(geography of Mars) Planetary cartography Planetary coordinate system Selenography – study of the surface and physical features of the Moon Theoretical...
on the Moon List of mountains on the Moon List of valleys on the Moon Selenography In Latin, the singular is lacus ['lakʊs] and the plural is lacūs ['lakuːs]...
Moon Space weathering Topography of the Moon Transient lunar phenomenon Selenography – study of the surface and physical features of the Moon. Historically...
with lenses in 1647 in his work Selenographia, sive Lunae descriptio [Selenography, or an account of the Moon]. Hevelius saw military applications for his...
1940), whose real name was Edmund Neville Nevill, wrote a key text in selenography called The Moon and the Condition and Configuration of its Surface in...
important contributions to the field and the study of impact craters, selenography (study of the Moon), asteroids, and comets. Today, many institutions...
Lunar X Prize. Colonization of the Moon Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Selenography Lunar south pole "TWO GOOGLE LUNAR XPRIZE TEAMS ANNOUNCE RIDESHARE PARTNERSHIP...
Volcanism on the Moon List of maria on the Moon Moon Moon rabbit Moon rock Selenography "mare". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived...
Moon South Pole Geology of the Moon Lunar north pole Lunar resources Selenography "NASA Takes Aim at Moon with Double Sledgehammer". Space.com. 27 February...
locking Tidal acceleration Tidal range Lunar station Surface and features Selenography Terminator Limb Hemispheres Near side Far side Poles North pole South...
Died 9 January 1897(1897-01-09) (aged 60) Nationality British Alma mater Bedford School, University College London Scientific career Fields Selenography...
France and Spain. "1837. de Beer's and Mädler's Mappa Selenographica · Selenography: Three Centuries in Lunar Cartography · Bibliothèque numérique - Observatoire...
between 2030 and 2039. Solar System portal Lunar resources Lunar terrane Selenography Sodium tail of the Moon Heiken; Vanniman & French (1991). Lunar Sourcebook...
provided a new form of visual representation, besides shaping the field of selenography, the study of physical features on the Moon. Galileo reported that he...
Positioning System Planetary science Physiographic regions of the world Selenography Technical geography "1(b). Elements of Geography". www.physicalgeography...
locking Tidal acceleration Tidal range Lunar station Surface and features Selenography Terminator Limb Hemispheres Near side Far side Poles North pole South...
locking Tidal acceleration Tidal range Lunar station Surface and features Selenography Terminator Limb Hemispheres Near side Far side Poles North pole South...
List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies Naming of moons Selenography Toponymy, the scientific study of place-names (toponyms), their origins...
fields. Solar System portal Lunar geologic timescale Lunar resources Selenography Transient lunar phenomenon Cited references Kenneth R. Lang (2003). The...
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