Geology of the Apollo 17 site

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Dec 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992ga17.conf...36m&link_type=abstract

In Lunar Science Inst., Workshop on Geology of the Apollo 17 Landing Site p 36-37 (SEE N93-18786 06-91)

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Cones (Volcanoes), Lunar Craters, Lunar Geology, Lunar Rocks, Panoramic Cameras, Photography, Visual Observation, Apollo 17 Flight, Lunar Landing Sites, Sampling

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The Apollo 17 landing site was unique in several aspects: (1) it was the only site that was not selected from telescopic-based geologic interpretation--interest in the site was generated by the visual observations of Al Worden, Apollo 15 Command Module pilot, who interpreted dark-haloed craters as possible cinder cones; (2) instead of 20-m-resolution photographs, as was the norm for all earlier missions, this site had Apollo 15 panoramic camera photography coverage that had 2-m resolution; and (3) it had a geologist-astronaut aboard who was intimately involved in all stages of planning and mission operation, and was also instrumental in the design of a long-handled sample bag holder that eliminated the need for crew to dismount before collecting a sample, which then permitted sampling between major stations. Details of site geology, sample description, and geologic synthesis of the site as viewed from studies through 1976 are summarized.

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