moonscape

American  

[moon-skeyp] / ˈmunˌskeɪp /

noun

1. the general appearance of the surface of the moon.

2. an artistic representation of it.

3. a land area that resembles the surface of the moon, especially in barrenness and desolation.

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moonscape British  

/ ˈmuːnˌskeɪp /

noun

1. the general surface of the moon or a representation of it

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Etymology

Origin of moonscape

First recorded in 1925–30; moon + -scape

Example Sentences

The climb had to be done in stages through a rocky moonscape, crossing a sea of spiky ice and then the snow of the domed summit with its staggering views across Central Asia.

From Barron's

The Outterbridge lot is still a moonscape.

From Los Angeles Times

“We don’t want to live in a moonscape California. Want to live in a livable one.”

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, while all these human issues are unfolding, somewhere on top of the unfinished crossing that Western fence lizard appears to be making a home, even though the naked terrain looks like a moonscape right now.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of the Glen Rosa valley was left looking like a charred and blackened moonscape, with little sign of the years of work from the National Trust for Scotland, which is responsible for the area.

From BBC