terrain
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ESA's Mars Express mission is spotlighting Shalbatana Vallis this month, an enormous Martian valley marked by evidence of ancient water, volcanic activity, impact craters, and collapsed terrain.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Jessica Curl, 47, remembers growing up nearby “in a terrain of trunks” as trucks carried out logs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu said that retrieval of the bodies, which are located at higher elevations, has been hampered by repeated eruptions, difficult terrain and strong blasts from the volcano.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
They are harder to withdraw, more visible to allies and adversaries, and more directly tied to the defense of specific terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
This is the most unforgiving terrain I have been on so far.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Vocabulary lists containing terrain
List 8
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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