Geologic setting of the lunar samples returned by the Apollo 11 mission
By: E.M. Shoemaker, N. G. Bailey, R. M. Batson, D.H. Dahlem, T.H. Foss, M. J. Grolier, E. N. Goddard, M. H. Hait, H. E. Holt, K.B. Larson, J. J. Rennilson, G. G. Schaber, D. L. Schleicher, H.H. Schmitt, R. L. Sutton, G.A. Swann, A. C. Waters, and M.N. West
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Abstract
The Apollo 11 LM landed approximately 20 km south-southwest of the crater Sabine D in the southwestern part of Mare Tranquillitatis ( fig. 3-1 ). The landing site is 41.5 km north-northeast of the western promontory of the Kant Plateau (ref. 3-1 ), which is the nearest highland region. The Surveyor 5 spacecraft is approximately 25 km north-northwest of the Apollo 11 landing site, and the impact crater formed by Ranger 8 is 68 km northeast of the landing site.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Geologic setting of the lunar samples returned by the Apollo 11 mission |
| Series number | 214 |
| Year Published | 1969 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Astrogeology Science Center |
| Description | 43 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Apollo 11 preliminary science report (NASA SP-214) |
| First page | 41 |
| Last page | 83 |
| Other Geospatial | Moon |