spatiography

noun

spa·​ti·​og·​ra·​phy

ˌspāshēˈägrəfē

plural -es

: a science that deals with space beyond the earth's atmosphere

especially : the description of the physical characteristics of the moon and the planets

Word History

Etymology

spatio- + -graphy

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