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{{Distinguish|Selenology}}

{{Distinguish|Selenology}}

'''Selenography''' is the study of the physical features of the [[Moon]].<ref name=f>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Selenography|title=selenography|publisher=Farlex|encyclopedia=TheFreeDictionary.com|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref>

'''Selenography''' is the study of the physical features of the [[Moon]]. It is similar to [[geography]] on [[Earth]].<ref name=f>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Selenography|title=selenography|publisher=Farlex|encyclopedia=TheFreeDictionary.com|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref>

== Selenography Media ==

== Selenography Media ==

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File:MoonTopoLOLA.png|The topography of the Moon referenced to a sphere with a radius of 1737.4 kilometers. Data were obtained from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) that was flown on the mission Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The color coded topography is displayed in two Lambert equal area images projected on the near and far side hemispheres.

File:MoonTopoLOLA.png|The topography of the Moon.

File:Moon GIF 2.gif|Moon 360 animation

File:Moon 360 animation 4k.webm|Moon 360 animation in [[4K resolution|4K]]

File:Old view moon.jpg|"Lunar Day," from the book ''Recreations in Astronomy'' by H. D. Warren D. D., 1879. Later study showed that the surface features are much more rounded due to a long history of impacts.

File:Old view moon.jpg|"Lunar Day," from the book ''Recreations in Astronomy'' by H. D. Warren D. D., 1879. Later study showed that the surface features are much more rounded due to a long history of impacts.

File:Hevelius Map of the Moon 1647.jpg|Map of the Moon by [[Johannes Hevelius]] (1647)

File:Moon surface 10k.png|A color map of the Moon and [[heightmap]] rendered together with [[Blender (software)|Blender]]

File:Micrographia Schem 38.jpg|A study of the Moon from [[Robert Hooke|Robert Hooke's]] ''[[Micrographia]]'' of 1665

File:Hevelius Map of the Moon 1647.jpg|A 1647 map of the Moon by [[Johannes Hevelius]]

File:Schröter selenotopographische fragmente beispiel karten.png|Samples of lunar maps in the ''Selenetopographische Fragmente'' by [[Johann Hieronymus Schröter]].

File:Micrographia Schem 38.jpg|A 1665 study of the Moon from [[Robert Hooke|Robert Hooke's]] ''[[Micrographia]]''

File:MoonMap1.jpg|Map of the Moon from the ''Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas'' (1881) by [[Richard Andree]]

 

File:MoonMap1.jpg|An 1881 map of the Moon from the ''Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas'' by [[Richard Andree]]

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