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INSET: USGS IMAP 624: Geologic map of the Wichmann CA region of the Moon

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1971 (approx.)

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Portion of USGS IMAP 624: Geologic map of the Wichmann CA region of the Moon

By: D. Cummings

Map and associated documents are available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i624

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January 1, 1971

Geologic map of the Wichmann CA region of the Moon, Lunar Orbiter Site III P-11, Oceanus Procellarum including Apollo landing sites 4 and 4R Geologic map of the Wichmann CA region of the Moon, Lunar Orbiter Site III P-11, Oceanus Procellarum including Apollo landing sites 4 and 4R

This map shows the geology in and around two potential early Apollo landing sites in the equatorial belt. The Wichmann CA region is in the Oceanus Procellarum, south of the equator, approximately 320 km south of the crater Kepler. It is covered by mare material with numerous ridges, low domes, craters, and crater clusters. Relatively few of the craters are larger than 200 m across. Terra...

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