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Geologic map of Lunar Orbiter site III P-11, Oceanus Procellarum south of equator

January 1, 1968

This map shows the geology of Lunar Orbiter site III P-11 within which lies landing ellipse West Two, a potential early Apollo landing site in the lunar equatorial belt. The area is in Oceanus Procellarum, south of the equator, approximately 320 km south of the crater Kepler. It is covered by mare material and the evenness of the mare surface is broken only by mare ridges and some low domes. Relatively few of the superposed impact craters are larger than 200 m across. Terra material is absent. 

Publication Year 1968
Title Geologic map of Lunar Orbiter site III P-11, Oceanus Procellarum south of equator
DOI 10.3133/ofr6965
Authors David Cummings
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 69-65
Index ID ofr6965
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse