GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOON

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

  Citation:

    Citation_Information:

      Originator: David H. Scott

      Originator: John F. McCauley

      Originator: Mareta N. West

      Publication_Date: 1977

      Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST 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-1034

        Published by the US Geological Survey, 1977

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  Description:

    Abstract:

      The map area extends from Oceanus Procellarum westward into

      the terrae of the western limb of the Moon and is dominated

      by the Orientale basin, a great multiringed impact

      structure about 1,000 km across. Elevations increase

      westward across the map from about 2.5 km in Oceanus

      Procellarum to more than 5 km in the highlands west

      of Orientale. The terrain is exceedingly rugged outward

      from the Montes Cordillera around Orientale but becomes

      increasingly smooth in the outer facies of the ejecta and

      beyond the ejecta deposits around the basin. Eight large

      older multiringed basins surround Orientale in this region

      of the Moon. With the exception of Orientale, only those

      adjacent to Oceanus Procellarum have their centers filled

      or partly filled with mare basalt.

    Purpose:

    Supplemental_Information:

      Some of Orientale's more noteworthy features include: (1)

      the greatest number (four) of clearly distinguishable rings

      of any basin, (2) the only continuously mappable ejecta

      blanket around a lunar basin, (3) the greatest number of

      distinct basin-associated geologic units, (4) the only

      basin showing impact produced basin floor materials

      unburied by mare basalts, (5) the only basin showing relict

      crater outlines within its major ring, (6) the last major

      ejecta blanket covering a large part of the Moon, (7) the

      only basin having a central mascon surrounded by a large

      well-defined negative gravity anomaly.

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        Beginning_Date: Unknown

        Ending_Date: 1977

    Currentness_Reference:

  Status:

    Progress: Complete

    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

  Spatial_Domain:

    Bounding_Coordinates:

      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -4245269.0000

      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -1516167.5000

      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 1755961.0000

      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -1755961.0000

  Keywords:

    Theme:

      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

      Theme_Keyword: Moon

      Theme_Keyword: Geology

    Place:

      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

      Place_Keyword: Oceanus_Procellarum

      Place_Keyword: Montes_Cordillera

      Place_Keyword: Orientale_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\l1034\l1034_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:

  Positional_Accuracy:

    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

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    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

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  Lineage:

    Source_Information:

      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: David H. Scott

          Originator: John F. McCauley

          Originator: Mareta N. West

          Publication_Date: 1977

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST 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-1034

            Published by the US Geological Survey, 1977

          Online_Linkage:

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    Source_Information:

      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: David H. Scott

          Originator: John F. McCauley

          Originator: Mareta N. West

          Publication_Date: 1977

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST 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-1034

            Published by the US Geological Survey, 1977

          Online_Linkage:

          Larger_Work_Citation:

            Citation_Information:

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      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:5,000,000

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    Process_Step:

      Process_Description:

        Map prepartation was on mylar or acetate made from USGS

        negatives. All features were scanned at 50 microns and then

        vectorized and attributed in Arc/INFO

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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: 1603

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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

    Planar:

      Map_Projection:

        Map_Projection_Name: MERCATOR

        Mercator:

          Longitude_of_Projection_Center: 0

          Latitude_of_Projection_Center: 0

          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

  Overview_Description:

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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:

      Hours_of_Service:

  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST 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