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If you're as much of a geography nerd as I am, you're probably familiar with geographic terms like "cove" and "valley" and "peninsula", but most of those terms only apply to Earth, so what terms do scientists use when talking about the geography of other planets and moons?
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_geology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_nomenclature
*Just because I have sources doesn't mean my research is infallible. Though I aim for as much accuracy as I can manage, there are likely some facts I have gotten wrong.
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If you're as much of a geography nerd as I am, you're probably familiar with geographic terms like "cove" and "valley" and "peninsula", but most of those terms only apply to Earth, so what terms do scientists use when talking about the geography of other planets and moons?
MUSIC:
"Grenadine" by West & Zander (via EpidemicSound)
"Namaste" by Audionautix
đź‘• MERCH!
crowdmade.com/collections/khanubis
đź“– SOURCES:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_geology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_nomenclature
*Just because I have sources doesn't mean my research is infallible. Though I aim for as much accuracy as I can manage, there are likely some facts I have gotten wrong.
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Adri Cortesia, Anonymous Freak, Mikkel R P Wilson, Rebanics, Nif Lindsay, Tobi Burch-Rates, Up and Atom
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