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kingcobraninja | 3 years ago

Is geography on another celestial body still called geography?

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sbuk|3 years ago

Yes. 'Geo', or in modern Greek γη (gi), means earth in the sense of land, not as the planet. Hence 'geology' is literally translated to 'earth/land study'. The science of geology is largely concerned with the structural study of the planet Earth, however it doesn't preclude the study of other celestial/astronomical objects. Geologists, for instance, will be studying data from the samples taken on Mars.

pc86|3 years ago

I would think maybe astrogeography?

messe|3 years ago

Areography in this case.