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~~. '' .. M ·]\.l;la~y~;:~,i·s o.f · th~ Sqi~:ntiiib D~TE: O<::tdbe.r 13, · 1970 ob:j e'¢.tive$· · and J?.:i;-OJ?ps~d +,.an~iin .) The possible scientiEic objectives at the Hadley~ Ap~nnine region a·re out:~ined: CI;J:ld incl,~de. tlle Ap.el}n:~ne Mo,un;t;;tins 1 H~dley. R.±l:le, mar.e mai;.erial~· lladleyf] c qr~·teri yol·can·ic ra:.Pd'"" :~;s·o:3::~:~t~!e~~ w!~1~;dmi~e te~~- ~~:C:#R.:~~ i~rt~:rH~4i!i~ts · ~perin,~ne 'r~9.ioh ·± ~ .~i.g,ll.t · i;>e J5est aqhi'ev~q:j . ·ba$¢d: on cli;ff.e;temt .irit¢]tpret:a~ions of t:h~. origin {Jf :J:hese va,r$.o\lS fe~tures. Five la'ii~i:hg po;iri·ts are evcl;:l:U.atea: in terms of· t:J:ie, ..$:1;:1,3, ty to acnlev¢ the 'sq;lentific o_bjectfves bo~ on a rover .and a walkil19 mii.s;.. sion. ·c .0 ,.... :.. ..,...... ··ti:]9::ijii11·-·· uncla:s 12811' .B"'E~I¥-:t,;.;CPM~M • .INC. • ss5· ~;ENFAt4T' P~~~~~I~~::s:y;1 . ~As~IW~ro~~ o:.C: -~01)2~.· .. SUBJECT! oAT£: octo.b~r 1:3~ · 1970 .FROMi j.· W. Head t. GEN:E!M:4 li'~cii~yt~Ap~ni1.ine · 'l'h.~ ~pepf!irie Mol;tn-ta.in!3 rise. up to -~' km· above th.e. r~lati v¢ly · ¥o'Ujig m~:r~. sU:~~a,c~ o~ Palu$ Pnt_;J:"edin~s a1,1d· might ~~~tlF!i~!i;:~n!~~r~t~i~:Ril~~~:~f~ft~!~~~n· ~d . th.e· .f:i.J.i,Jling 0 :f . the m~Jo:r: m~'iE! Pa:s.~~n~ ~- R~ma li~d-ley is .a y-.sh;c:tt>:ec1 l,~,ri.~~ sinu6us .. _:r;iJ~e which P.~~~.l.:lels. t~~ Ap;~nn~n,e Moup:tt'~iJ,l f;ofi"f: a.:J:o;ng tl:te. e4s~ern .boW,i'.c:l(~ry q~ Mate Imbrium. The . r;i,-lle . oxi'ginatE;!s in. an elonga~e ae.ptessi,on in. ar1 aiea q.f' -~~n;6qi~~~~ .. vo19~ni:¢. domes, ~I1d· 9-~.P;~:~:c:t~ly. ma.in~aip~, a . . . width of abouu _1· .Jan and a deptlf O:f' 2'og·;.:.,ao·o meters tintil it Iri~rg_es .• ~b •·a:_· s~t;:oricf ril.ie. apprp~:i;Jri~-tei¥;,. ·'is. 'kin -~o the :n~r.tp ~ . Tlie 6rigi_n .of sinuou$ ril-les such a$ ·Rima aa4ley i.~ enigina1;:ic b:ut prob;a:bty .i.I1VoJ,ves s9me t:ype o1= .fltu,ia flow and/br co.ll~i>se. TJ:i\ts;, th~ s£:udy of_.t-he_.Pi~cess of s~~ti.ous·rl:·L:te·"fdrm~tion . may yield dp:ta on the hiStOl:'Y of lu~l:.l;r·vplatil:es. It. · P~l'J\l::l,:JEP· SCIEN"r.:EF:I:G QJ3J$.¢!L'J!~S. Qf.: .Tf!E ~PLE~-:A]?ENNtN.E REG:J:O~(·.· I .. -··, ,' 1. AEtenn~;ine 11-o.un:tq.ins ' - ·,- ...... ,.. . . . · T}l~ · Ap.enni.n~. MP'Ili.lta,ins fo~m pa;tt of the southeaste:r:n bou~&i:!:~Y 9f:".r-~a,:r;e l:wl).tiurq."ilr,i4 ·Cire b~lieved to h.ave been formed at the· ·time df origin of ·the. tmbriuitt- bas·in. The Apennines and overlying· _ptee;X;ist;in9'· t'9_pogl".aphy pl!oJ;>~bly s·~mi:J;at in. ,, / BELLC.OMM. lNc. mo:rt>hology to highland· regi:on$ o£. th~ .. rtJ.qon~ iJ.'lie Q.tls.i:nward i:tc~#ps ··of :b~ly . re:Prese.I1t fau::J..t planes, a.totig wh:i,lq[l .t·nte;rr.;o_:r:,J;rig ... l)ioG.W_i3: ·sQb'f;;i,.d.e'4 '~fi::e~:~:--.*~-~~dti(:;J:l :o-~·-.ttie~·.t:n~t::ta:x _-· ¢9ffij?~~ss-:l¢rr aefs4metr·· to be: ass oci·ab:id- wi-th the ~veri t. c {F:ig);ll:e ?l. ·rrhe m~t:er:tal .expi?s·ea ·6rt tliEif ~c~ri>.s ¢>r ·!rlouilt~itn';rfell!tt.s: .:could·, represent a cros.s · pection of lunar PX'tist. seviaral· f.h:ousand n1~te:tts- thi.ck. fr~v~r·a:t ;faqi;qrs·, however, coijlbine to r~d.trce . the --aitlount··of anclent~ ·cru.stal· material-· whJ-C:h- mi~ght -a:ctuctlJ.y .be expos~d on thii. scarps. . ) (T) :Mare fTooding1 s:ubsequent. to th'$. ori.g;in. of the bas:in and. f()l:'tfi.at±o:ii ·o£ tile sca;rps, · w£ il p:'Ji:ogfes·~i v~ly q¢~~x tb~.· . iq,wer atJd · ~:tro:Oably o,ld~r . pa;rt.~. of. tli,e· . expose<} ~·ectiori (s~e Figu;te 3,2 1:5; c)-. Tli-ickries~es of· th1,:s m~:r;e :fill ·.<;it.· thee. l;iaf;!.£:'! · o~ th~ . At>eijp.ine :F.pont are uhcei.tai:p._ hut ..tl),e 4Qo.-3Q.o met;er· dep:th· ?f Haaley R;ille suggesb~ that -tbis figur!3 is a minimUm.. . . (2) 1\ second f~ctor concerns the ejecta tht"Qwn out of th.e Iinb;ri uin ~~sin at. the time of: its o}ic;rin (F:ta :Mauro Formation-)~- This: utl:it forms· a:. blanket which man-tles th·e, P,r~.e~istil;i;g al1qient 'dl:~s~ta'l' ~in~te-:t:iai .. and decrt'i.~~(¥s in thiickit¢ss aw.ix~l f~o:m.. the n&s'il'): cei:tt~i~ E~t:i,.~ate~ qf the thickness_ o:f thi.s blan·ke·t are plott~c;f alogg. w±:th tiici:l: of . Qri~nt~:te in Fj,gure 4. OnE! .~stim.:a.t~er '!me. thickp~s.~. at the· Uaq1;¢y~Ap.ennine· r~_giq·n at ·approxima±:~!y a.o o. meters . ~ T!l:e-r~f6:re:, the upper %'8(fo meters of. the· .1\peilnirie E'.ront is :P;rzobahly. cqmposed .of Itribrium :basin ejE_=!cta r~tne:t than a section of. in... situpre.::.tmbrium. crustal mat.er.ial (F:i:ID:i:r.:e 3) ~ . ·.. .. - ...... - (3) M :additi.9n~:+ p.oss.ih;Lli ty sug.ges:ts that no se~tion o;f :Ln si~u pl;"'e- e].e..9t~ b]..~nket l!n4¢~p.e~fih- th~· pr~$e.nt ·r.iWi)J;:lum ·mate; ~~t~!~;ti~!i~~J~r~;~i!~:!:::· (4) · An .addd.~~qp;~l pos.sib.i,lity; a11d .p·ethaps:· the most. l;\kely ·qn~-,- ·sU:gge~t'S· •trra:t-,-th~~: Atre-n!fin~"';- .~t~z:tt· ·:ts-~<:)tts.ctu:ed-:i:Jy· a talu~ p.i;le c_qnsi~t:,i'ng o.f.' mixed 4eb,r:i;s of the · Fra J~i:ifm~;~:~:~rdr~~~:~;~~~u;~~~lt a~pt,h or 'p61dd::O'n 6£ 1:11$ crU.s-e~i se.ctioii' on stratigraphic gr6unP,s vi~dfir~:tiy· :tlppossiblci.. · ! woti'J.d' . t>e ' . :[n s.Urtii.O,?liy·~ 4· n~~mb¢'r of .:Po.9,sil)1e interpret.a:t;ions exist for the rela~ipi)~}tips along the. ~p¢nnin~:· .Fro.nt, .ail;d ecich. ibt,er P.f"et·at:ion h~~ ·v~r~~d .:ra~fic;~tid'96 f9r:''Ci:frf~~erit p:a.tt's 'of t~'e Apeli.nipe a:~tea. A:cc.epting the gene~a]:' mo.del C:)'f · c~.at:er eje,cta -d±s trib,u ti9.ii, Fra Mcipro ·f'oJ;:maJ:ioP. d~posi ted at -' th;e, J:op 6£ . th¢ Apenn±ne Mqilnt:ains in' · t.h~ l!a:dley r~gi<)n Should ha:ve . dt:igin,ated frq~ d$ep~r W:i·thin tlie· in't:¢#1¢ll'. tp:~~n·· mc,d:~i~a.l d~J?qs~t~cf' ~t :th~ 1\.pol:!,o 14' landj,ng ~ft~· Hbwever, a talus ·pi;Le de~iv~d··':f:r:i?m the complete 'seqtion of 'F;,t'a, M·~u~o ,d'epO:site.'d ~t the frorit would 'probably cbrisist of . .a· of a;L.l depths. ·, mixture. mate.r±al. . . :from; . (1) AP,en:hi.ne Mount~ill ·F,:t:ont '7" the ~.egiQ.n ditectly . alpng til~ front,a:L ~Ouh.,t~in sca,rp .c9rt·~tit11tes t11e most l·ikely fdr·· sampling· in~.situ. pre"-.Irlibrian crli~t~d~ matierials. .are.a . . . . . ~ . . . '- (2) A.p~nni:n:e Frd.nt Spu;r~· - ~J:;l~se. +ea:t.ures , th$ mos.t .P~orn;t,nel'}t of wl1,i.ch' is loc,a,ted riear th¢· origcin, of ita<,'ll¢y Ri.ll,e .. just; squtl'!r o.:f. l,an~iilg J?.o,i.nt s {F:fgP,te 1) , do. no~- aeh·i~v~ :tlf~ .e'i~vaiiJ9n o})a;ra¢.t;~~ist:;Lc (>:f the Apen~:;t:fLp¢. i!'ro;n.t s¢~ri? i:t:s~Lf. If, ih;.• ~act·, :th~y .are ~~w;;~!t:~·~~~f!~~~s m:;.- ~=l~P.6~~~nitti~.~fos:h~i~Ion (Fi,gu:fe 6) • · · (3) Apennine Ri(ige .west of R,iina ijq.gley. ...: This lt13g~.Plli ·:*~~~!~.. ·~:¥:~.~a;:;~ ~~~~e~3~:~~%~- ~~~~~*~:~~e~j;~1;8]gY t11.~~· the f:t(>~t a~~-a itr~e~:f:~, ~i:i~1:i . s;$,·n9~ tne e:tevati6n of this stru(!ture is .also lower .·than. tli;e.';fi:cmt, it . ;~r:h~~o::~ .~~~x:~·i~:~!;t=~~~ :~~;;~.!J:~~~~J:~:~~~;g ·of th.is stiuctur~j s·uch .·as the· h.Eitlcli-JJJ{.e .ii:tea to the east, -- ~ .' BELLC·~MM, INC. - 4 - may hc:tve_ be.en -ol:>scur~<:l or cove~ed by m;are mq.teria,l l:>e!9re fin:aJ s~ttlirig" of the l.a,va dov¢r. (F.O;t: exa,mpl'e s'ee southern . portion o:f 6rien-t.ale .¢ehtra:l zrti!;re .~~as:¥J:i CNW 2. _.lJac;Uey Rille.. Hac:lley Rille i.s a sJ:.nuo\ls rille orig.:j:nating. ip the vicinity ef sev:e~a:l elongate _4etn:~·$sJons··ne(l-r 'Bp.~ -A.penri.ine Mourtt:. ·clevj,..sed by SpqEt;-f:>lom, :the ~Ril~~Y ax-ea. m,at~ m.~:te:r;:cial. ap~ears r.el.~tiv.e·ly yo~P:ge~ that:).· :bo:th · Apol~o 1:1.:· a~4 .1:2 ',sites (;F:;tg.:ure 7 ): • ~~~~~~·~~:t~~f~~·:~~:ta~~;:,:;~·~1~i~i~1~.~~~~.~p~s·;~:~:~:~l~·it.t~~~=·~~i · ii1 tpe nq:r,tJ:l~rf;i:. part of ·the are.a ,. which, .sltould m~e aaifipl:ing o! · this \liii t vej;y··. ea,~y. · ··, · 4. I:I.~·!ile:y .c I c:r~te.r The- orl~in of :Had:iey c cniter :b;'a,s. :b~~n '-a. iniH.:ter of·. cqnt;t:ov~rsy fqr some time.. Its lcick o1: ~lis.t,;i.nptive an(l wide""' ii~J~i~~!~;~~;tf~;f~1!~:i~~i!r!?!!:~i~~~~:~nt An.~ a;lt,E!rn.ate ~~p):ariat.ion. sug.g~sts· til~;t th'~ cr~ter is of ,i:inpa~t i~~~~f~~~~t~~!~;;~t~~~i@~~!!':;:~;iij~~t~!;~~~~~e< app;r:o:~p-~ate~y s.s· k:rn +~ 9:-1;~meeer; an :pnJ?c;pt o7:1..9:tn w~ul(i .~~ply thata cons:tderable sect:ton .of mare mater.1al was excavated. s~p~ing r~dici];l~t al<;;~g· tl"l~ ~ject:q; hl.~11ket .· coill4 .. i?i_qvl:O.e· a sp~gtrum o;f. sarnp;I,es i·ndicating' th~ ag~$· ai10.. com:P'9'f?it:i.'C?t1a+ CJ:'!~hg,~·~ .. charad~e,t4,stic .of lll2!-re ·f~·lltng·~ A~ vol:~~l}iC Origin f.bl; flad~ey C; · partiiculaily as a mq;~.'r, WOU;ld S'!lgg~st. tbe Po~sibili ty of I samples or:i,g:Lnabinq ·in. deep.e.r. reg,;j_ons, of the l:unar interior. · · · · · · .\, 5 •.. :volcanic .mirtdform$ ~ssociated w:Ltlt :the Mar~ A wJc:l'e·.~p~ctrUill:. of dom~s, ·.aotn,i~~l hL~J,.s, an,d 9-ssociat~d st+uc:tu:te.s, -~~!ist ,in v.~:t:f_pus pl;acel!l b.Eft.we:en the . ~i?E:!1;uiii1e ·F::f:on:t \ai;i~ ApenP.:i.Pe Ridge to :ttie' ~~~~st of ;R:lma It'ap:t~y .• Most .Q:f. the$e :Ee.9-t:qr~#· 4pp.$ar to. be .superi#tpos$Cl OJ:l;. th.e rn~rE! mp;teri·C).l <;ii:l,¢1. tl)';E!ir rti,c;n:phology s;ugges'ts·. tPa:t. they cbre cons·tructional volci'anic Iandf'Qrms. ·tri' pa.r:t,t(:U,.],·ar, ·the$¢. strU,obJ.i:'$s. :a})o.upcj ar:o·gml thJ~ o;r:ig~p of. Ri'Ijta l!adtey n¢a.r tq¢· (:llbiigi:\t,e·. depi;e,ss:iC,>.n ;;~,nd are a;J:s¢ J:d~~d al:o.rfg.' th~ P.p¢ni1i-rie f-r.QI1t. anq: 911: tl'l~ no:r:.t:A~ast ban~.:·()·f· :R'~-m~ Haq'iey · w.he:r~ it tu·f:ns nq:t:'JiliW,~st tbw~~d~ JU.m.ae' J!'.ie$:nel. ·:rnvef;ii:;i.g~t;i;on · <;>;t;. t,b:i$. ~p:e,ctf1~m .()f ·+ail:d:Et>~#ls may p.royid~ impprtant ·g.e.oche111.fc'a1 i:ma: ag~ d.atfi oi:i late -stag·~s of m~re· b'.Cisi:n fi+l.. . , ..6. .S~o.o.pdc:tcy: . Crq;t:er. G!~steis . Se,cql}.~Ciry cl;'a.ter cl:11sf~rs :f~gm th¢ ·qop~a;r,ri,iq~n ag:.e ~ti'~~k~s t:~~-~:~Y~:~~;aCl~!±f~~!.~~~-~.~~ 9 {h~~±:~~.~#r~~~~e~la~.·~·(ition of. a ClU'$te.r l~rg~' eno~gh to yj,¢1d ~OC}{·S f'roin' :t;p~~e crB, ·possii>le Landing s~.tes ;;1n:.a ':UJ:teir E~I.at;ipn. to Scient;Lf:ic ·a~;:f~~.ti~¢~-~- · ·- ·· ~ J g§~:4~~~~~~il!t~:et~:~~J!l-~l;:rm12t:i- · ba_$e¢ on a ..Eo'l;',table--l:!i_f~- suppol.c:t--S¥stEilxn _(PLSSl _failur.e_. ____ E.or. -wal~_ing, missip;ns i a ·maximum- r.adi~S· of op,e~~ti¢ns of 3.-1 was .aps¢'p1::~q· .:P~~~(i on the :B~p.ay Se.c()n(!.apy L;i}fe Sl;tpport. $ystem- (B.SLSS) wki:J,kJ::i~¢k . l:bni;t...... ·. . ' . . . . . Landl,ng :Point.l- Riqin~. missiq:n. - Tlj$-s la'l)~ling pqint p;rovides ready acce:ss to·tl:ie.: wfd~$t -v~:i;:Lety _.0.£_- ~~j·or obje·c-tives. o.f< all the poi_lits .~¢onsi:.1f~i'::¢(1_.. A s:tiort EV~;"¢9~1¢1' be .e~:evotec1 tq- ap.y 6~ the f9)l_~ m.a_j'Or _object;i. ves _just to . ~h~·, spli$' ().f. the ;tap:.q~Lng }?oi:nt . (Ape!nriine F~'q:t).t· :rrtat_f;!:ti.al, Rima ija-'dl.ey, ~.ar.e m~te;-i~~, an:d a seg:otid(:l;}r~r c.r,ateir (;:l'ustEk) • A· ~!9<\:.9i1A 'loriger E:Vl\ G9\lld :he devote~ to t.lle' Ape:Qnipe Front itse,lf a;nd: a. third :&V.A- to th$ r.i'J.l~ .~nd volqanJc complex S.ev~ral ·:k{Iqmeter$ tq' the no.r@w$st .• A;L~]:l:qugli c?,cqesp tq th~, ~f.:q~ xnay. not :t:fe ,p9_ssible .at this p,oint, a beb:ld.·in the. rille nea~ tlie: _landi:ng ppjj'>;t proyi(les .a~ } e*pe~l~J:lt opportupi_ty fQr .obs~rvaticmal :anci' p.h,otqgraph;ic. studies. In ·a<;lditlo;n; two Girate.i.s ..oc¢u~ in. arid along the edge of the ri-1-lie an(i on~ . 9£' the~;E! rrtay .p:r;ov:L-~e acces~ to pii,rts of :tlle :r.ille w~Jls~ .A ·crater ~ppro~l;yp~tety .:r k;m fn_ dia~n~ter may ha,ve, e*davated · hic;>cks o:E Ap·efih.bte Front matetial ·which shduld be acpe'ssJbl~. to t:he as:trO:ft.aU,t~. . _It. appear.s' -tbat. tq~.. featpre.s. of iiit~~(?st at th,is. s.it~ , ..part;icularly the ,Ap;epn~ne Jr:tqnt_, w.:l;ll be sli:n.I:it (excep~: for p~rt,s- ci.f the r,ille). q)iriitg ail three· ~VAts;. W~lkin.g mi~~ic;m - A_ lllies.ion from this tapaing _poin;t wpuld-l:>e ap;te· ~0 .req;ch all th~. obj:ecti ve'$ o£ a ri;c;l,ing nti~_sion, wLth th,:e ei~eption 6f access to the volcan.ic landfox:ms to. the northwe~,t. · tanding Point:. 2 ..., ,· ~id,ling. ~i~sion .- -This lanQ.ing point :pJ'ovide:s access BEL.LCOM M. INC. - 7 - . waiklng .irili1si6n .- :A w~iking ml~sion·· !fom· till$ lanCiing poi;nf: provides aqo¢ss to th~ I[)~_re ma.t,.e_r;ial . and. th,e QU_t(3r ~j.~cta of' !J~Q.::l~y.: C··: 'Tlt~.- -'(lis ~i;tJ:J;q~~ ~Q .:f.,q~- lii~J;~~t-f:tn( ·~pd· t·C;> 1:I)e ·-~p~ni\;tne · r~O.ge a~pea~ to; j::Ust· e:KCeeQ. the 3~1 kit) :s·sr;ss· waikl::t~ck l;i.i:rlit. LancfiiJ.g Point 3 - .. R_iq~n:g, ~if;l::>-19.!1 - 1\; .. :t".i.O.:i1;1g miss~ol) fr9~ .. ;phis lcn~O.i11g. P9fi:rt, c.C,u-1cf. reg,'ch th·e · ~p.en~±.:n~ . ~rant . ;tri -~· strigte ·~vA·.. on~ could sp~nd co;n$fCle:t:able ti.me ·. ex~*in~pcj ·?tilcl : :3~fupllrig; tlj~' aiea,; . ,A: s;Lrigle . ~Vl},' CQ~,lQ a~s.Q' 1:>-e sp~tl~ 'inves-tilgat~pg th'e· GOI\lp;te~ q·f . yoJ:C~11ic 1-;)f.i~s· ~n~l·pl,Cl.ins 'to the so:(ith ~ 1\l:tet:n·a·;t;~.V~l¥, these two ooj_.~9t,i:yes .c_qul.d. b~ coinb:i:in;id il;lto . cf single . E:¥A ~:ri a· sd-ti:th' eas.te:rly directidn. A. second' (or. third).. BVA. c.out·q:· cOncentrate ~~v.~!.~ s~:~~:is:r~~~e 11-~~=:~·e¥~{~~~~~a~!~.~~i~r~.r~~e~~h~[;it~.. wa+l. A t:t:av:er.se to the n~:p1i:ii~·a$t alon. W:~Jkin.g ini·s.s,ion - From. tliis l~ll,di~_g :~;pip,t, a wallt:iri.g ntission could.' r.each thEf rille . rim but the' Apennine Front would lie;· .j1.iet ~~¢y9n4 cite .·3 ~ i k~ Bs:tss wa:tk~h¢~ ;tik;i~_.··· . Larid;ing Pocint 4 - Ridi'llg mis~ior1; .... A d.,ding nii~;~si:b~ fop this l.anding p()int e<:>ulcf'~:rovide aqc:~ss to tf,t~. rille thn, til~ e'J,:qngp.t~ depreSJ?.iOn as,soc~a,teQ with .·t:!i.~··· ~ille or~9':in·,. ~~:. ~pf:!nnine Jii.dge. west q.f. H'iuUey, me1re Ifiat:e:tial .i:qjd ~i;:Jsoci·~tij:q vol¢~1l.iC li!!hi~~~~!ii1!~~~~t~J~~=~fi~t!;;~~ed'<~:Hnes·:a·nct.hill$ to the ·east and s6uthe'a,E{tz ·of .tfie.:s·ite. Tne ~~-~:~~~~:ii~~g~,~; ·i:!e.~~:ij~±M:t; 9~~:~~~i-~~~~~t=u·~~~-~~·~rit~~t~:~I~~us·ty deta$le9:. i!J.v$'~t:i vvaJ:K.;i.:nC3' m~s. .$ip:J:,l .·- A w-a·¥king m~R~ion . £.rom this la,nqi;ng poj,P,t W;c;).\,(ld P+ob:~~y reflll:lt in l,oss pf acd;;ss to tlie Aperlniil~ · :Rl.d(Je :r.i:u:iding .:Point 5 ·"7 Ri(:ling m.iss.ion - A I:ic,ll.p.g ·mi~?.sion f:r;om this. l~:n4i.,z:tg };>oint provid.Ei:S' access to an Aperip:in'e Ffont spur, to the' i.i,:lleL 'iitii' c;tnd·-};)6s:sib.l~·-biock'~. of~~fr·~'mate-rial~--~Iidto 'iiiarematerlai ~~d as.soci.a.~$~ v.olcanic la,nclfo.rms .•. ~lie ~pen,:nirie Front .Proper ~i:1tti:~~~:~~·?~:~i~~i·.~!~~~~:~~~rii~J:~:rille{ and: in. the. v.ol.canic domes fo the ndrtlfeast. and nol'i"thwest' of' the' lanaiP.g: .~¢~ion~ .. A si:!c'opq. or~ fh';t-Jjd .. EVA,nii . .:a.a.sed 01). the detailed sc.;ientifi.c obje.c:tives in the :fladleY'-AJ?ei!:ri~he r:egion and:. th$.. b_rqaa 0pe:rc;1ti"onal ·cons:P:ra:ini:s, :J;.~ndiil.g: Point 1, fol~owed by 'Landing :Pdint 5, .aJ?:e.. ear to _offer· the·best ch.anpe o!-achieving·tbe scientific goals; of a LRV mission to th;ts re.gion. In ·additiOn, the s.ci~ntifi,p o);)]~cti,ves ~t :LaA4ii1g P();nt 1~ an(i to .a ·lesl:lEi!~· e_xtE;!nt ·a£ 4. :R. J .. H.a;ckm,an, Gl:i!oio·gi·c ..Ma,p o.f the Mbnt~s. Ap~nninus· Reg&on o:f: the_ Moo;n, · o.s. Geological survey Misc. G.eol. ·rnv. Ma:p 1-· 4631 19,68. 5. D. u .- Wise a-nd M.. 'l'. Yates, Masco.ns as Struct1.1ral Relief on ·a Lunar "Mohou, Jo.:U.r. 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