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selenology
(redirected from Geology of the Moon)

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sel·e·nol·o·gy  (sl-nl-j)
n.
The astronomical study of the moon.

sele·no·logi·cal (-n-lj-kl) adj.
sele·nolo·gist n.

selenology [ˌsiːlɪˈnɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Astronomy) the branch of astronomy concerned with the moon, its physical characteristics, nature, origin, etc.
selenological  [sɪˌliːnəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
selenologist  n

selenology
the branch of astronomy that studies the moon. — selenologist, n. — selenologic, selenological, adj.
See also: Astronomy
the branch of astronomy that studies the physical characteristics of the moon. — selenologist, n. — selenological, adj.
See also: Moon
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Noun1.selenology - the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon
astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole


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12) Its use here was itself a case of technology transfer because it was a spinoff of a method used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to map the geology of the moon.
 
 
 
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