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INSET: USGS IMAP 755: Geologic map of the Byrgius Quadrangle of the Moon

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1973 (approx.)

Inset of USGS IMAP 755: Geologic map of the Byrgius Quadrangle of the Moon

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Inset of USGS IMAP 755: Geologic map of the Byrgius Quadrangle of the Moon

By H. G. Wilshire

Map and associated documents available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i755

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January 1, 1973

Geologic map of the Byrgius Quadrangle of the Moon Geologic map of the Byrgius Quadrangle of the Moon

The Byrgius quadrangle, at the western edge of the near side, lies in the terra southwest of Oceanus Procellarum between the Humorum and Orientale basins. Structures and deposits related to the Orientale basin, which is younger than the Humorum basin (Hartmann and Kuiper, 1962), dominate the southwestern half of the quadrangle. The northeastern half is dominated by mantling deposits that...

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