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2. Geology of the Moon - Wikipedia

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   Geological studies of the Moon are based on a combination of Earth-based telescope observations, measurements from orbiting spacecraft, lunar samples, and geophysical data. . Six locations were sampled directly during the crewed Apollo program landings from 1969 to 1972, which returned 382 kilograms (842 lb) of lunar rock and lunar soil to Earth [8] In addition, three robotic Soviet Luna ...

3. Lunar geologic timescale - Wikipedia

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   Geologic map of the near side of the Moon (high resolution, click to zoom). The lunar geological timescale (or selenological timescale) divides the history of Earth's Moon into five generally recognized periods: the Copernican, Eratosthenian, Imbrian (Late and Early epochs), Nectarian, and Pre-Nectarian.

4. File : The geologic map of the Moon at 1-2.5M scale.png

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5. How geological maps made the Apollo moon landings worthwhile

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   We have the Apollo missions to thank for a lot of our geological knowledge about the moon.

6. List of lunar features - Wikipedia

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   The Moon's surface exhibits many other geological features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and impact craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature , many of them named after a nearby crater or mountain.

7. How NASA's new moon map will guide future manned missions - AOL

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   To that end, scientists from NASA, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Lunar Planetary Institute have created a detailed new map in stunning color. NASA's detailed moon map will ...

8. File:Near and far sides of Moon, small geological map.jpg

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   This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior.

9. The moon has entered a new epoch, scientists say - AOL

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   That pivotal, lunar dust-stirring moment signaled the beginning of humanity’s endeavors to explore the moon, and some scientists now suggest it was also the start of a new geological epoch ...