GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DISCOVERY (H-11) QUADRANGLE OF MERCURY

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

  Citation:

    Citation_Information:

      Originator: Newell J. Trask

      Originator: Daniel Dzurisin

      Publication_Date: 1984

      Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DISCOVERY (H-11) QUADRANGLE OF MERCURY

      Edition:

      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

      Publication_Information:

        Publication_Place: Reston, VA

        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

      Other_Citation_Details:

        Miscellaneous Investigations Series, I-1658

        Published by the US Geological Survey, 1984

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  Description:

    Abstract:

      The Discovery quadrangle lies within the heavily cratered

      part of Mercury in a region roughly antipodal to the

      1300-km-wide Caloris Basin. Like the rest of the heavily

      cratered part of the planet, the quadrangle contains a

      spectrum of craters and basins ranging in size from those

      at the limit of resolution of the best photographs (200 m)

      to those as much as 350 km across, and ranging in degree of

      freshness pristine to severely degraded. Interspersed with

the

      craters and basins both in space and time are plains

      deposits that are probably of several different origins.

    Purpose:

    Supplemental_Information:

      Because of its small size and very early segregation into

      core and crust, Mercury seemingly has been a dead planet

      for a long time, possibly longer than the Moon (Murray and

      others, 1975; Trask and Guest, 1975). Its geologic history,

      therefore, records with considerable clarity some of the

      earliest and most violent events that took place in the

      inner Solar System.

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        Beginning_Date: Unknown

        Ending_Date: 1984

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  Status:

    Progress: Complete

    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

  Spatial_Domain:

    Bounding_Coordinates:

      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -1806382.5649

      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 1806840.6665

      North_Bounding_Coordinate: -982258.3261

      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -3304937.0391

  Keywords:

    Theme:

      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

      Theme_Keyword: Mercury

      Theme_Keyword: Geology

    Place:

      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

      Place_Keyword: Discovery_quadrangle

      Place_Keyword: Mercury

      Place_Keyword: Caloris_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\mercury\h1658\h1658_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.

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  Lineage:

    Source_Information:

      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: Newell J. Trask

          Originator: Daniel Dzurisin

          Publication_Date: 1984

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DISCOVERY (H-11) QUADRANGLE OF MERCURY

          Edition:

          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

          Publication_Information:

            Publication_Place: Reston, VA

            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

          Other_Citation_Details:

            Miscellaneous Investigations Series, I-1658

            Published by the US Geological Survey, 1984

          Online_Linkage:

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      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: Newell J. Trask

          Originator: Daniel Dzurisin

          Publication_Date: 1984

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DISCOVERY (H-11) QUADRANGLE OF MERCURY

          Edition:

          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

          Publication_Information:

            Publication_Place: Reston, VA

            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

          Other_Citation_Details:

            Miscellaneous Investigations Series, I-1658

            Published by the US Geological Survey, 1984

          Online_Linkage:

          Larger_Work_Citation:

            Citation_Information:

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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

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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: 801

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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

    Planar:

      Map_Projection:

        Map_Projection_Name: LAMBERT

        Lambert:

          1^st Standard Parallel: -30

          2^nd Standard Parallel: -60

          Central Meridian: -45

          Latitude of Projection Origin: 0.00000

          False_Northing: 0.00000

          False_Easting: 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: Mercury

      Semi-major_Axis: 2439000.0

      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: 08/22/00

  Metadata_Review_Date:

  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:

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  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DISCOVERY (H-11) QUADRANGLE OF MERCURY

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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