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The Apollo 17 landing site
Dr Lucchitta describes the geology of the Apollo 17 landing site in the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon.
Authors
Baerbel K. Lucchitta
Two former faces of the moon
Systematic geologic mapping of the lunar near side has resulted in the assignment of relative ages to most visible features. As a derivative of this work, geologic and artistic interpretations have been combined to produce reconstructions of the Moon's appearance at two significant points in its history. The reconstructions, although generalized, show the Moon (1) as it probably appeared about 3.3
Authors
D.E. Wilhelms, D.E. Davis
Preliminary geologic investigation of the Apollo 12 landing site: Part B: photometric and polarimetric properties of the lunar regolith
Several special, as well as general, photometric and polarimetric studies of the lunar regolith in the vicinity of the Apollo 12 landing site have been undertaken by means of the black-and-white photographs obtained on the geologic traverse during the second extravehicular activity (EVA) period.
Authors
H. E. Holt, J. J. Rennilson
Preliminary geologic investigation of the Apollo 12 landing site: Part A: Geology of the Apollo 12 Landing Site
This report provides a preliminary description of the geologic setting of the lunar samples returned fromt he Apollo 12 mission. A more complete interpretation of the geology of the site will be prepared after thorough analysis of the data.
Authors
E.M. Shoemaker, R. M. Batson, A.L. Bean, C. Conrad, D.H. Dahlem, E. N. Goddard, M. H. Hait, K.B. Larson, G. G. Schaber, D. L. Schleicher, R. L. Sutton, G.A. Swann, A. C. Waters
Bibliography of the lunar surface
The term "surface" in this bibliography is defined to include landforms and surface materials and the nature of, and processes responsible for, their physical characteristics. References are divided into two listings: (1) Surface features and materials; and (2) Telescopic observations. The former is accompanied by a subject index, the latter by a locality index.
Authors
Jacquelyn H. Freeberg
Atmospheric collection of debris from the Revelstoke and Allende fireballs
In two separate events, Revelstoke and Allende, the air through which a fireball had been observed to pass was sampled for meteoritic debris. Particulate matter was collected on fibrous filters, which were mounted on aircraft and flown downwind from the site of the meteorite fall at altitudes of 10,000–12,000 m. From Revelstoke, a highly distinctive assemblage of particles was collected. Included
Authors
M. H. Carr
Structural geology of the Quad-Wyoming-Line Creeks area, Beartooth Mountains, Montana
The Quad-Wyoming-Line Creeks area is in the northeastern part of the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. The rocks of the area consist mainly of banded migmatite, granitic gneisses, amphibolite, quartzite, and agmatite; small amounts of biotite schist and biotite gneiss, iron-silicate rocks, ultramafic rocks, mafic dikes, and felsic porphyries are also present. Quartzite outcrops continuously around t
Authors
Lawrence C. Rowan
Photogrammetry with surface-based images
Stereoscopic pictures returned by surface-based imaging systems can be used to reconstruct the topography of landing sites on Mars and other planets. Large surface relief with respect to distance and the large scale variation inherent in surface-based pictures produce problems in stereoscopic measurement very different from those presented by high altitude photography. Optical-mechanical scanning
Authors
Raymond M. Batson
Geologic setting of the lunar samples returned by the Apollo 11 mission
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 cr
Authors
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, M.N. West
A limitation of first generation Lunar Orbiter negatives as applied to photoclinometry
No abstract available.
Authors
Neil Gambell, Baerbel K. Lucchitta