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selenodesy Astr.|sɛliːˈnɒdɪsɪ|
[f. Gr. σελήν-η moon + -o, after geodesy.]
The study of the shape and features of the moon. Hence selenoˈdetic a., of or pertaining to selenodesy.
1962Z. Kopal Moon p. ix, The contents of the present volume..have been divided into five parts: i. Rocket exploration of the moon... ii. Selenodesy and mapping of the moon. 1962D. W. G. Arthur in Ibid. 102 The simplest of the two major selenodetic problems is the determination of the Moon's geometrical figure. 1962Flight International LXXXII. 251/1 Selenodetic measurements of the Earth-Moon distance. 1967J. Rösch in Kopal & Goudas Measure of Moon 71 Our task in starting up Selenodesy is not to determine the shape of a fictitious surface, but simply to establish reference points on the surface of the Moon to which we can refer the positions of other points. 1977R. W. King et al. in J. D. Mulholland Sci. Applications Lunar Laser Ranging 51 (heading) Lunar dynamics and selenodesy. |