Geologic Exploration of Taurus-Littrow: Apollo 17 Landing Site
December 31, 1973
Apollo 17 landed in a deep graben valley embaying the mountainous highlands southeast of the Serenitatis basin. Impact-generated breccias underlie the massifs adjacent to the valley, and basalt has flooded and leveled the valley floor. The dark mantle inferred from orbital photographs was not recognized as a discrete unit; the unusually thick regolith of the valley floor contains a unique high concentration of dark glass beads that may cause the low albedo of much of the surface.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1973 |
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Title | Geologic Exploration of Taurus-Littrow: Apollo 17 Landing Site |
DOI | 10.1126/science.182.4113.672 |
Authors | W.R. Muehlberger, R. M. Batson, E.A. Cernan, V. L. Freeman, M.H. Haitt, H. E. Holt, Keith A. Howard, K.B. Jackson, V.S. Larson, J.J. Reed, J. J. Rennilson, H.H. Schmitt |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Science |
Index ID | 70198190 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |