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INSET: USGS IMAP 805: Geologic map of the Rumker Quadrangle of the Moon

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1973 (approx.)

Inset of USGS IMAP 805: Geologic map of the Rumker Quadrangle of the Moon

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Inset of USGS IMAP 805: Geologic map of the Rumker Quadrangle of the Moon

By D. H. Scott and R. E. Eggleton

Map and associated documents available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i805

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January 1, 1973

Geologic map of the Rumker Quadrangle of the Moon Geologic map of the Rumker Quadrangle of the Moon

The Rumker quadrangle, in the northwest quadrant of the Moon, is adjacent to the western rim of the multi-ring Imbrium basin and to Sinus Iridum, a large (220 km diameter) mare-filled crater. Both of these great depressions were probably formed by impact, as indicated here and elsewhere on the Moon by the characteristic form, distribution, and texture of surrounding materials and...

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