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INSET: USGS IMAP 799: Geologic map of the Macrobius Quadrangle of the Moon

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1972 (approx.)

Inset of USGS IMAP 799: Geologic map of the Macrobius Quadrangle of the Moon

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Inset of USGS IMAP 799: Geologic map of the Macrobius Quadrangle of the Moon

By D. H. Scott and H. A. Pohn

Map and associated documents available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i799

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January 1, 1972

Geologic map of the Macrobius Quadrangle of the Moon Geologic map of the Macrobius Quadrangle of the Moon

The Macrobius quadrangle is in the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near side. Although predominantly a highland area centered around the Taurus Mountains (Montes Taurus), it is bounded by three major mare-filled basins: Tranquillitatis, the oldest, to the south; Serenitatis to the west; and Crisium on the east. Most of the geologic units within the quadrangle have been profoundly...

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