areography

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areography

(ˌɛərɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
n
(Astronomy) the description of the physical features, such as the surface, atmosphere, etc, of the planet Mars
[C19: from Greek Areos Mars + -graphy]
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areography

Astronomy. a topographical description of the planet Mars.
See also: Mars
the study of the physical features of the planet Mars.
See also: Planets
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In 1982 he sent me the English language version, Areography: geographical strategies of species (Rapoport 1982).
EDUARDO HUGO RAPOPORT (1927-2017): ARGENTINA'S SPECIAL GIFT TO ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
Climate diagram and biological control: an example from the areography of the ladybird Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1798) (Insecta, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae).
Natural enemies associated with Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rapoport, Areography: Geographical Strategies of Species, Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK, 1982.
Elevational patterns of plant richness in the Taibai Mountain, China
Such a plate, well and truly described and measured, could provide several weeks of work, and we put the facts of Areography in a degree of precision which we haven't had until this day.
Schiaparelli's final words about Mars
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