(LAC-24) Geologic map of the Sinus Iridum quadrangle of the moon
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Abstract
The Sinus Iridum quadrangle includes the northwestern sector of Mare Imbrium, the Sinus Iridum embayment, the arcuate Montes Jura which partly surround Sinus Iridum, and several terra islands in the mare such as the Montes Teneriffe, Montes recti, and C. Herschel *. Mare imbrium occupies a complex depression or basin consisting of an inner basin and several outer concentric troughs separated by raised rings (Hartmann and Kuiper, 1962). The center and much of the inner basin, part of the first raised ring, and part of the first trough lies within the quadrangle. The terra islands are exposed parts of the first raised ring, which is approximately 670 km in diameter. Sinus Iridum embays a simpler and smaller structure, a crater 250 km in diameter (herein referred to as the Iridum crater) whose partly exposed rim crest is the Montes Jura. Mare ridges overlie buried parts of the Imbrium ring and the Iridum crater rimcrest (fig. 1).
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | (LAC-24) Geologic map of the Sinus Iridum quadrangle of the moon |
| Series title | IMAP |
| Series number | 602 |
| Subseries | MOON |
| DOI | 10.3133/i602 |
| Year Published | 1969 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 1 map |
| Other Geospatial | Mare Imbrium, Montes Jura, Moon |
| Scale | 1000000 |
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