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Part B Answer Key, continued Unit Name Observation Interpretation ce1 (continuous ejecta; pre-mare craters) ce2 (continous eject; post-mare craters) de (discontinuous crater ejecta) cc (crater cluster) mt (mountainous terrain) m1 (old mare) m2 (young mare) Exercise Sixteen: Photogeologic Mapping of the Moon inner facies (crater rim materials) of pre-mare craters; arranged concentrically to crater depression rough hummocky inner facies of post-mare craters; arranged concentrically to crater depression radial and sub-radial texture at distal end of rim materials - herringbone structure; at Euler, gradational with secondaries - not related to irregular crater clusters groups of large, irregular craters; vshape pointing SSE; occur predominantly in SE corner - one group superposed on Euler ce2 large isolated massif structures in W and SW of map area; not continuous - appear to proturde through mare (smooth plains) rough textured mare underlying Euler ejecta; pre-Euler mare with most primary structure degraded or destroyed smooth mare plains overlying Euler ejecta; contains large number of channel-like structures (sinuous rilles) EG-1998-03-109-HQ Activities in Planetary Geology for the Physical and Earth Sciences 195 pre-mare crater material; of early Eratosthenian age crater materials; of Eratosthenian age crater materials; of Eratosthenian age secondary craters from a large primary located to the SSW; of Copernican age basin and large crater ejecta fromed in pre-mare times; of Imbrium age pre-Euler mare flows; of Eratosthenian age flows emplaced primarily by sinuous rilles (volcanic origin); of Eratosthenian age
Geologic History Youngest Youngest Unit mt is rim and ejecta material formed by a massive impact, or series of impacts related to the formation of the Imbrium Basin and is the oldest unit in this region. Cratering continued with the formation of the ce1 craters. The smooth plains (m1) were emplaced by volcanic activity prior to Answer Key, continued Geologic Unit Structural Event Age cc Copernican ce2,de Channels Eratosthenian m2 m1 Euler impact ce1 Eratosthenian Oldest Oldest mt Imbrian 196 the impact and formation of Euler crater. After Euler was formed, volcanic activity continued with the formation of the m2 flows. Cratering continued with the formation of the ce2 craters. The youngest craters in the area are the cc secondary craters from a large impact outside the map area. Exercise Sixteen: Photogeologic Mapping of the Moon Activities in Planetary Geology for the Physical and Earth Sciences EG-1998-03-109-HQ
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A ctivities in Planetary Geology fo
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Preface Introduction Special Note t
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We are living in a time of revoluti
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Exercise One Suggested Correlation
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Part One 1. (Answers will vary.) Vo
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Exercise Two Volcanism Purpose By s
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N 200 m Figure 2.1. Mount Capulin,
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Figures 2.7.a., 2.7.b. Meteor Crate
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Exercise Three: Geologic Landforms
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Exercise Four Impact Cratering Inst
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Name Exercise Four Impact Cratering
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Exercise Five Purpose To illustrate
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Part B: Volcanic Explosive Craterin
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N 100 km Figure 5.5. Olympus Mons,
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Exercise Six Suggested Correlation
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Figure 6.4. Photograph of lunar mar
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Exercise Seven Coriolis Effect Inst
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Purpose By tracing an object as it
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N 100 km Figure 7.1. Centered at 20
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The wind is at work on other planet
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Unit Four The three decades from th
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Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Mean
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Exercise Twelve Suggested Correlati
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