areography n.
the study or mapping of the planet Mars
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1868
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These names we shall make use of in giving a very brief sketch of the Martial oceans and continents; in other words, a brief treatise on areography.
Lands & Seas of Another World in Littell’s Living Age 3 Oct. 29/1 -
1949
Robert A. Heinlein
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Areography, equivalent to ‘geography’ for Earth. From ‘Ares’, Greek for Mars.
Red Planet (1968) 6 -
1949
Robert A. Heinlein
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Well, I don’t know. I'm interested in areography, but I like biology too.
Red Planet (1968) 6 -
1954
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Roger Dee
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‘…established conceptions of Martian areography are completely erroneuous,’ the colonel was saying.
Frogs of Mars in Imagination Apr. 111/1 -
1991
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Phillip C. Jennings
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‘It’s the capital,’ Arundhati said, giving this bimbo an areography lesson.
Fourth Intercometary in Asimov’s Science Fiction Nov. 276
Research requirements
antedating 1868
Earliest cite
R.A. Proctor, Lands and Seas of Another World
Research History
Bill Mullins submitted an 1868 cite from an article "Lands and Seas of Another World" by R.A. Proctor in the magazine "Littell's Living Age", October 3, 1868, apparently reprinted from an earlier publication in Frazer's Magazine.Earliest cite in the OED database: 1870
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