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(ORB II-6 (100)) Geologic map of the Sabine D region of the moon, Lunar Orbiter site II P-6, southwestern Mare Tranquillitatis including Apollo landing site 2

January 1, 1970

This map shows the geology in and around Tranquillity Base where Apollo 11 landed, near the western end of early Apollo landing site 2 (see index map), in the equatorial belt of the Moon. The Sabine D region is in the southwestern part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. Most of the region lies within the Julius Caesar Quadrangle (LAC 60) mapped at 1:1,000,000 by Morris and Wilhelms (1967). 

Publication Year 1970
Title (ORB II-6 (100)) Geologic map of the Sabine D region of the moon, Lunar Orbiter site II P-6, southwestern Mare Tranquillitatis including Apollo landing site 2
DOI 10.3133/i618
Authors M. J. Grolier
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title IMAP
Series Number 618
Index ID i618
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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