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areography

n. (context astronomy geography English) the scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.

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Gradually, as telescopes improved and observers increased in number, the principal features of the planet were disclosed and charted, and ``areography,'' as the geography of Mars was called, took its place among the recognized branches of astronomical study.

But it was not before 1877 that a fundamentally new discovery in areography gave a truly sensational turn to speculation about life on ``the red planet.

It was interesting, even exciting work, a sort of gigantic treasure hunt, which necessitated a continuing education in areography, in the secret habits of submartian water.

The basin was untended, according to the maps and records of the Tyrrhena Massif Areography and Ecopoesis Council.