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Geologic maps of the Apennine-Hadley region of the Moon Apollo 15 pre-mission maps

IMAP 723
prepared in cooperation with the Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
By: , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/i723

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Abstract

This map shows the regional setting of the landing site for the Apollo 15 mission. The area lies approximately 650 km southeast of the center of the Imbrium basin, a large basalt-filled multi-ringed structure in the northwest quadrant of the Moon’s near side. Several arcuate structures surround the Imbrium basin (Hartmann and Kuiper, 1962). The most prominent of these forms the northwest-facing scarp of the Apennine Mountains that crosses the area from NNE to SSW. The scarp is a major structural boundary separating mostly basin-fill deposits to the northwest from either basin-synchronous or pre-basin deposits to the southeast. Of special interest is Rima Hadley, one of the widest and freshest appearing sinuous rilles on the Moon. It cuts through the mare surface to a maximum depth of about 400 meters and may expose in its walls a substantial section of the post-basin basalt. Rimae Fresnal and Rima Bradley are typical linear rilles older than Rima Hadley and do not cut mare materials. This area was previously mapped geologically at the 1:1,000,000-scale by Hackman (1966) from telescopic data. 

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geologic maps of the Apennine-Hadley region of the Moon Apollo 15 pre-mission maps
Series title IMAP
Series number 723
Subseries MOON
DOI 10.3133/i723
Year Published 1971
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 2 maps
Other Geospatial Apennine Mountains, Imbrium Basin, Moon
Scale 250000
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