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Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Part A: remote sensing of Mare Serenitatis Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Part A: remote sensing of Mare Serenitatis

Mare Serenitatis is a circular mare approximately 600 km in diameter in the northeast quadrant of the lunar near side. It occupies an old multi-ringed basin (refs. 33-1 and 33-2) and is the site of a prominent mascon (ref. 33-3). A conspicuous dark annulus in this mare prompted subdivision of the mare materials into different stratigraphic units (refs. 33-2 and 33-4). A revised...
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T.W. Thompson, K. A. Howard, R.W. Shorthill, G.L. Tyler, S.H. Zisk, E. A. Whitaker, G. G. Schaber, H. J. Moore

Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Part D: repeatability of elevation measurements--Apollo photography Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Part D: repeatability of elevation measurements--Apollo photography

Stereoscopic photographs of the Moon taken by the metric and panoramic cameras on board the service module of Apollo spacecraft provide a source for quantitative data on lunar topography. The accuracy of the topographic data depends, in part, on the repeatability of elevation measurements. The repeatability depends on contrast in the stereoscopic image and is affected by many factors...
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Sherman S.C. Wu, Francis J. Schafer, Gary M. Nakata, Raymond Jordan

A preliminary report on U.S. Geological Survey geophysical studies of the northeastern United States Outer Continental Shelf A preliminary report on U.S. Geological Survey geophysical studies of the northeastern United States Outer Continental Shelf

Regional geological and geophysical studies are being conductedby the U.S. Geological Survey to determine the structural framework of the area from Cape Hatteras to the northeastern edge of Georges Bank in order to assess the petroleum potential of the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. Preliminary interpretations of geophysical data and integrating gravity and magnetic data from the U.S...
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Robert E. Mattick, R. Q. Foote, N. L. Weaver, M. S. Grim

Preliminary geologic investigation of the landing site: Appendix A: lunar surface orientations of Apollo 17 rock samples Preliminary geologic investigation of the landing site: Appendix A: lunar surface orientations of Apollo 17 rock samples

The lunar surface orientations of some of the Apollo 17 rock samples at the time of their collection (table 6-V) are shown in this appendix (figs. 6-65 to 6-87). These orientations were determined by correlating lunar photographs of samples before collection with shapes and shadow characteristics of the same samples in the LRL under oblique illumination with nearly collimated light. The...
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R. L. Sutton

Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Appendix to Part C: effect of photogrammetric reading error on slope-frequency distributions Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Appendix to Part C: effect of photogrammetric reading error on slope-frequency distributions

Lunar slope-frequency distributions obtained by photogrammetric techniques are compared with results from the bistatic-radar investigations of the Apollo 14, 15, and 16 missions (refs. 33-16, 33-17, and 33-32) and of Explorer 35 (ref. 33-27). Algebraic standard deviations of slope-frequency distributions from photogrammetric data are equivalent to rms slopes of slope-frequency...
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H. J. Moore, Sherman S.C. Wu

Liquefacton Liquefacton

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Authors
T. Leslie Youd

Stratigraphic studies: Part D: geologic map of the northern Crisium region Stratigraphic studies: Part D: geologic map of the northern Crisium region

Apollo 17 metric photographs (fig. 29-26) provide the best available coverage for geologic interpretation of northern Mare Crisium and the northern Crisium basin. The area was covered previously by low-resolution telescopic and Lunar Orbiter IV photographs and by oblique, high-illumination, or low-resolution photographs from earlier Apollo missions. One region in particular, between...
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Don E. Wilhelms
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