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Figure 4.10. A view of
over the Moon obtained by the
Apollo 8 crew in their historic journey around theMoon in December
1968; this mission was a precursor to the Apollo landings as a test of
the
flight system (NASA AS 8
“
Earthrise
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Figure 4.9. The Marius Hills in Oceanus Procellarum, seen in this
Lunar Orbiter V photograph, is a prominent volcanic region that
includes sinuous rilles and volcanic domes; the area shown is 75 km
by 85 km (NASA LO VM-214).
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2383).
Figure 4.12. Apollos 15, 16,and17 each were equipped with lunar
rovers in which astronauts could travel many kilometers from the
lander to carry out scienti
c investigations and collect diverse samples.
This view is from Apollo 15, showing astronaut Jim Irwin with the
mountain Hadley Delta in the background (NASA AS 15
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11121).
Figure 4.11. The Fra Mauro Formation consists of ejecta deposits
(rugged terrain, upper half of image) from the Imbrium basin, the
rimof which is visible in the upper left. This formationmarks the base
of the Imbrium System and is one of the principal stratigraphic
horizons on the lunar surface. The area shown is about 325 km by
250 km (NASA LO IVH-109).
