GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MOON

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

  Citation:

    Citation_Information:

      Originator: Baerbel K. Lucchitta

      Publication_Date: 1978

      Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MOON

      Edition:

      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

      Publication_Information:

        Publication_Place: Reston, VA

        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

      Other_Citation_Details:

        Miscellaneous Investigations Series, I-1062

        Published by the US Geological Survey, 1978

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  Description:

    Abstract:

      Geologic mapping of the north side of the Moon follows the

      practices established by Shoemaker and Hackman (1962) and

      Wilhelms (1970). Most units and map conventions conform to

      those of the near- side geologic map by Wilhelms and

      McCauley (1971), except for a larger size cutoff (20 km)

      for craters and patches of other units. A significant

      departure is division of pre-Imbrian materials into a

      Nectarian System and pre-Nectarian materials. The base of

      the Nectarian System is defined as the base of the Janssen

      Formation, the lineated ejecta blanket in the Nectaris

      basin (Stuart-Alexander and Wilhelms, 1975). On the present

      map, units are assigned to the Nectarian by comparison of

      crater morphologies. The base of the informally designated

      upper Imbrian series is defined by materials of the

      Orientale basin.

    Purpose:

    Supplemental_Information:

      Identification of geologic units is based mostly on Orbiter

      photographs, supplemented in places by Zond 7 and Mariner

      10 images. The coverage for the front side is excellent

      (Orbiter IV high-resolution pictures) and identification of

      units is made fairly confidently. The coverage of most of

      the far side is less good (Orbiter IV and V

      medium-resolution photographs, locally with highly oblique

      viewing angles). Thus identification of geologic units on

      the far side is tentative, and location of contacts

      approximate. The low sun illumination angle on all pictures

      near the pole also complicates recognition of units.

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        Beginning_Date: Unknown

        Ending_Date: 1978

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  Status:

    Progress: Complete

    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

  Spatial_Domain:

    Bounding_Coordinates:

      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -1438221.5000

      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 1438407.6250

      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 1441900.3750

      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -1439614.3750

  Keywords:

    Theme:

      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

      Theme_Keyword: Moon

      Theme_Keyword: Geology

      Theme_Keyword: Nectarian_System

    Place:

      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

      Place_Keyword: Coulomb-Sarton_basin

      Place_Keyword: Mare_Frigoris

      Place_Keyword: Oceanus_Procellarum

      Place_Keyword: Humboldtianum_basin

  Access_Constraints:

  Use_Constraints:

  Point_of_Contact:

    Contact_Information:

      Contact_Organization_Primary:

        Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey

        Contact_Person:

      Contact_Position: Map Distribution

      Contact_Address:

        Address_Type: mailing and physical address

        Address: Box 25286, Federal Center

        City: Denver

        State_or_Province: CO

        Postal_Code: 80225

        Country: USA

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  Native_Data_Set_Environment:

    ArcView version 3.1 shapefile format

    c:\alisa\geocd\shpfiles\moon\l1062\l1062_g.shp

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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

  Attribute_Accuracy:

    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

      All attributes created during the creation process were

      verified by displaying the lines in both the database and

      the spatial coverage, but no formal tests were performed.

  Logical_Consistency_Report:

    These data are believed to be logically consistent, though

    no tests were performed. Line geometry is topologically clean.

  Completeness_Report:

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    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

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  Lineage:

    Source_Information:

      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: Baerbel K. Lucchitta

          Publication_Date: 1978

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MOON

          Edition:

          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

          Publication_Information:

            Publication_Place: Reston, VA

            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

          Other_Citation_Details:

            Miscellaneous Investigations Series, I-1062

            Published by the US Geolgoical Survey, 1978

          Online_Linkage:

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      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: Baerbel K. Lucchitta

          Publication_Date: 1978

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MOON

          Edition:

          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

          Publication_Information:

            Publication_Place: Reston, VA

            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

          Other_Citation_Details:

            Miscellaneous Investigations Series, I-1062

            Published by the US Geolgoical Survey, 1978

          Online_Linkage:

          Larger_Work_Citation:

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    Process_Step:

      Process_Description:

        Mapped 1971-1974. Data sources; Lunar Orbiter photographs

        (1967) some Zond 7 (1969) and Mariner 10 (1973)

        frames plotted on

        index map. Photographs courtesy of National Aeronautics and

        Space Adjoining geologic maps at same scale:

        Nearside map by

        Wilhelms and McCauley (1971) overlaps between long 50° W to

        40° E and lat 48° N to 64° N; and between long 62° W to 58°

        E and lat 45° N to 48° N.

        Eastside, westside and central farside maps overlap between

        45° N and 50° N; eastside map by Wilhelms and El-Baz

        (1976), between long 50° E and 40° E, farside map by

        Stuart-Alexander (1978)) between long 140° E and 140° W,

        and westside map by Scott, McCauley, and West (1977)

        between 140° W and 50° W.

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        Contact_Information:

          Contact_Person_Primary:

            Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey

            Contact_Person: Trent Hare

          Contact_Position: Computer Specialist

          Contact_Address:

            Address_Type: mailing and physical address

            Address: 2255 N Gemini Dr

            City: Flagstaff

            State_or_Province: AZ

            Postal_Code: 86001

            Country: USA

          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 520-556-7126

          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: thare@usgs.gov

          Hours_of_Service:

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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

    SDTS_Terms_Description:

      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1877

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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

    Planar:

      Map_Projection:

        Map_Projection_Name: POLAR

        Polar:

          Longitude_of_Projection_Center: 0

          Latitude_of_Projection_Center: 90

          False_Easting: 0.00000

          False_Northing: 0.00000

      Planar_Coordinate_Information:

        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair

        Coordinate_Representation:

          Abscissa_Resolution: 1 meter

          Ordinate_Resolution: 1 meter

        Planar_Distance_Units: METERS

    Geodetic_Model:

      Horizontal_Datum_Name: None

      Ellipsoid_Name: Moon

      Semi-major_Axis: 1737400.0

      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 1.0

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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

  Distributor:

    Contact_Information:

      Contact_Organization_Primary:

        Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey

        Contact_Person: Trent Hare

      Contact_Position: Computer Specialist

      Contact_Address:

        Address_Type: mailing and physical address

        Address: 2255 N Gemini Dr

        City: Flagstaff

        State_or_Province: AZ

        Postal_Code: 86001

        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 520-556-7126

      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: thare@usgs.gov

      Hours_of_Service:

  Resource_Description:

  Distribution_Liability:

    Information has been obtained from sources believed to be

    reliable, but its accuracy and completeness and the

    opinions based thereon, are not guaranteed. As every effort

    is made to provide accurate information in this database,

    USGS would appreciate it if users could call to our

    attention any errors that may occur by communicating with

    the contact person.

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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Metadata_Date:

  Metadata_Review_Date: 08/24/00

  Metadata_Contact:

    Contact_Information:

      Contact_Organization_Primary:

        Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey

        Contact_Person: Alisa Wenker

      Contact_Position: Science Technician

      Contact_Address:

        Address_Type: Mailing and physical address

        Address: 2255 N Gemini Dr

        City: Flagstaff

        State_or_Province: AZ

        Postal_Code: 86001

        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 520-556-7126

      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

      Hours_of_Service:

  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MOON

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION