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Descartes Highlands

Descartes Highlands proper noun: a region on the Moon. Apollo 16 landed there.

descartes highlands: a region on the Moon. Apollo 16 landed there
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Proper noun

Descartes Highlands

  1. A region on the Moon. Apollo 16 landed there.

Origin of Descartes Highlands

After René Descartes.

Questions about Descartes Highlands

What does Descartes Highlands mean?
Descartes Highlands means a region on the Moon. Apollo 16 landed there.
What part of speech is Descartes Highlands?
Descartes Highlands is a proper noun.

Words near Descartes Highlands in the dictionary

  1. descants
  2. descarga
  3. descargas
  4. Descartean
  5. Descartes
  6. Descartes Highlands
  7. Descartes law
  8. Descartesean
  9. Descartesian
  10. Descartian
  11. Descemet

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