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Apollo 12 voice transcript pertaining to the geology of the landing site
This document is an edited record of the conversations between the Apollo 12 astronauts and mission control pertaining to the geology of the landing site. It contains all discussions and observations documenting the lunar landscape, its geologic characteristics, the rocks and soils collected, and the lunar surface photographic record along with supplementary remarks essential to the continuity of
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N. G. Bailey, G. E. Ulrich
North polar region of Mars: Imaging results from Viking 2
During October 1976, the Viking 2 orbiter acquired approximately 700 high-resolution images of the north polar region of Mars. These images confirm the existence at the north pole of extensive layered deposits largely covered over with deposits of perennial ice. An unconformity within the layered deposits suggests a complex history of climate change during their time of deposition. A pole-girdling
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J.A. Cutts, K.R. Blasius, G.A. Briggs, M. H. Carr, Ronald Greeley, Harold Masursky
Simulated “true color” images from ERTS data
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Eric M. Eliason, Pat S. Chavez, Laurence A. Soderblom
Orange material in the Sulpicius Gallus formation at the southwestern edge of Mare Serenitatis
Orange and red materials were observed and photographed in the dark mantle of the Sulpicius Gallus Formation on the southwestern rim of the Serenitatis basin. These materials occur only within the dark mantle that overlies old rilled mare and highland units and are absent on the younger mare unit in this area. Orange and red materials occur predominantly as halos, patches, or rays around fresh imp
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Baerbel K. Lucchitta, H.H. Schmitt
Apollo 11 voice transcript pertaining to the geology of the landing site
On July 20, 1969, America's Eagle touched down in southwestern Mare Tranquillitatis beginning man's firsthand exploration of the moon. This document is an edited record of the conversations between astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., at Tranquility Base, and Bruce McCandless at Mission Control in Houston during the approximately 22 hours spent on the lunar surface. It includes
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N. G. Bailey, G. E. Ulrich
Photogeology of the dark material in the Taurus-Littrow region of the moon
Regional relations and characteristics of the dark material as observed on photographs of the Taurus-Littrow region of the moon are reviewed to provide a background for interpretations of its nature and origin. The dark material seems to be a surficial deposit that covers mare and highland areas near the southeastern edge of the Serenitatis Basin. The age of the dark material, as deduced from phot
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Baerbel K. Lucchitta
Preliminary report on the geology and field petrology at the Apollo 17 landing site
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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, such as phot
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Sherman S.C. Wu, Francis J. Schafer, Gary M. Nakata, Raymond Jordan
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 distributions from b
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H. J. Moore, Sherman S.C. Wu
Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Part C: comparison between photogrammetric and bistatic-radar slope-frequency distributions
Stereoscopic photographs taken by the metric and panoramic cameras can be used to obtain information on the roughness and slope-frequency distributions of lunar surfaces (see appendix to this part). Bistatic radar on board Apollo 14, 15, and 16 spacecraft may also be used to obtain information on lunar surface roughness at two wavelengths—13 cm (S-band) and 116 cm (VHF).
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H. J. Moore, G.L. Tyler
Remote sensing and photogrammetric studies: Part B: calibration of radar data from apollo 17 and other mission results
A large quantity of data on backscattered polarized and depolarized radar echoes from the Moon has been collected from Earth at 3.8-cm wavelength (ref. 33-23). Depolarized echoes are particularly interesting because theory indicates that relatively strong depolarized echoes can be caused by the following factors.
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H. J. Moore, S.H. Zisk