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  <dc:contributor>H. A. Pohn</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>D. H. Scott</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1972</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;Macrobius&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; quadrangle is in the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near side. Although predominantly a highland area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; centered around the Taurus Mountains (Montes Taurus)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;, it is bounded by three major mare-filled basins: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;Tranquillitatis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;, the oldest, to the south; Seren&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;itatis to the west; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;Crisium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; on the east.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;Most of the geologic units within the quadrangle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; have been profoundly affected by the forma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;tion &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;of these basins and by that of the younger &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;Imbrium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; basin farther to the northwest. Some of the youngest material on the Moon, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;believed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; to be of volcanic origin, blanke&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;ts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; part of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;mare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; and terra along the southwest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; margin of the map. Sampling this material will be a primary objective of the Apollo 17 mission, whose proposed landing site is approximately at lat. 20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;˚&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; 10’ N&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;.,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; long. 30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt;˚&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW228569741 BCX8"&gt; 45’ E. near the western edge of the map area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.3133/i799</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Geologic map of the Macrobius Quadrangle of the Moon</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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