selenology in English
noun
1
the scientific study of the moon.
For example ‘lunar geology’ and ‘Martian geology’ have now ousted their more abstruse equivalents ‘ selenology ’ and ‘areology’.
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1. ‘The prefix areo - refers to Mars in the same way geo - refers to Earth - for example, Areology versus geology.’ ‘This allows us to make optimal approaches to get better understanding of Areology.’ ‘However, specialised terms such as selenology (studies of the Moon), Areology (of Mars), etc., are also in use.’