selenodesy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek selene, Moon, + daiein, to divide, by analogy with geodesy.

Noun[edit]

selenodesy (uncountable)

  1. (sciences, geography) The science of studying and mapping the Moon's size, shape and surface topography, and its gravitational and magnetic fields.
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