Geologic map of the Fra Mauro region of the Moon Apollo 14 pre-mission maps
IMAP
708
By: Terry W. Offield
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Abstract
The accompanying map shows the geology of the Fra Mauro site -- the landing site for the Apollo 14 mission to the Moon. The site lies about 80 km north of the ancient crater Fra Mauro, in a north-south belt of the predominantly hummocky uplands terrain geologically distinct from the mare terrains of the earlier Apollo landing sites. The front face of the Moon was mapped at a scale of 1:5,000,000 by Wilhelms and McCauley (1970); the regional setting around the Fra Mauro site is resented on a 1:250,000-scale map by Eggleton (1970). Detailed geology around the proposed landing area is shown on a scale of a 1:5,000-scale map by Offield (1970).
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geologic map of the Fra Mauro region of the Moon Apollo 14 pre-mission maps |
| Series title | IMAP |
| Series number | 708 |
| Subseries | MOON |
| DOI | 10.3133/i708 |
| Year Published | 1970 |
| Language | English |
| Description | 2 maps |
| Other Geospatial | Fra Mauro Site, Moon |
| Scale | 250000 |