Geologic Exploration of Taurus-Littrow: Apollo 17 Landing Site
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Abstract
Apollo 17 landed in a deep graben valley embaying the mountainous highlands southeast of the Serenitatis basin. Impact-generated breccias underlie the massifs adjacent to the valley, and basalt has flooded and leveled the valley floor. The dark mantle inferred from orbital photographs was not recognized as a discrete unit; the unusually thick regolith of the valley floor contains a unique high concentration of dark glass beads that may cause the low albedo of much of the surface.
Suggested Citation
Muehlberger, W., Batson, R.M., Cernan, E., Freeman, V.L., Haitt, M., Holt, H.E., Howard, K.A., Jackson, K., Larson, V., Reed, J., Rennilson, J.J., and Schmitt, H., 1973, Geologic Exploration of Taurus-Littrow: Apollo 17 Landing Site: Science, v. 182, no. 4113, p. 672-680, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.182.4113.672.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geologic Exploration of Taurus-Littrow: Apollo 17 Landing Site |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.182.4113.672 |
| Volume | 182 |
| Issue | 4113 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 672 |
| Last page | 680 |