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INSET: USGS IMAP 706: Geologic map of the Clavius Quadrangle of the Moon

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1972 (approx.)

Inset of USGS IMAP 706: Geologic map of the Clavius Quadrangle of the Moon

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Inset of USGS IMAP 706: Geologic map of the Clavius Quadrangle of the Moon

By D. Cummings

Map and associated documents available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i706

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January 1, 1972

Geologic map of the Clavius Quadrangle of the Moon Geologic map of the Clavius Quadrangle of the Moon

The Clavius quadrangle is in the southern lunar highlands about 500 km south of the Mare Nubium and 150 km south of the large young crater Tycho. This part of the Moon is characterized by densely cratered topography and the absence of mare materials. Geologic units in the quadrangle cannot be directly correlated with those in the vicinity of Mare Imbrium, 2500 km to the north, which...

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