GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MOON

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

  Citation:

    Citation_Information:

      Originator: D.E. Wilhelms

      Originator: K.A. Howard

      Originator: H.G. Wilshire

      Publication_Date: 1979

      Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTH 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-1162

        Published by the US Geological Survey, 1979

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  Description:

    Abstract:

      This map of the lunar region below lat 45° S. is the sixth

      part of a complete geologic reconnaissance mapping of the

      Moon at 1:5,000,000 scale. The upper half of the map

      portrays the geology of the earth-facing or near side, and

      the lower half shows terrain that was unknown before

      spacecraft photography. The near side was well photographed

      at resolutions of 0.1 to 0.5 km by Lunar Orbiter IV, but

      coverage of the far side is of uneven quality (fig. 1). The

      geology of a small area near the south pole that was in

      shadow during the Orbiter missions can be partly inferred

      from the nature of adjacent units.

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        Beginning_Date: Unknown

        Ending_Date: 1979

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  Status:

    Progress: Complete

    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

  Spatial_Domain:

    Bounding_Coordinates:

      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -1437301.6250

      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 1438396.6250

      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 1444853.5000

      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -1441224.5000

  Keywords:

    Theme:

      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

      Theme_Keyword: Moon

      Theme_Keyword: Geology

      Theme_Keyword: Nectarian_System

    Place:

      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

  Access_Constraints:

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  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\l1162\l1162_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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    Source_Information:

      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: D.E. Wilhelms

          Originator: K.A. Howard

          Originator: H.G. Wilshire

          Publication_Date: 1979

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTH 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-1162

            Published by the US Geolgoical Survey, 1979

          Online_Linkage:

          Larger_Work_Citation:

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      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:5,000,000

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      Source_Citation:

        Citation_Information:

          Originator: D.E. Wilhelms

          Originator: K.A. Howard

          Originator: H.G. Wilshire

          Publication_Date: 1979

          Title: GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTH 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-1162

            Published by the US Geolgoical Survey, 1979

          Online_Linkage:

          Larger_Work_Citation:

            Citation_Information:

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      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:5,000,000

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      Process_Description:

        Geology mapped 1973-77. Near side mapped by D.E. Wilhelms

        and H.G. Wilshire, far side by K.A. Howard and D.E.

        Wilhelms. Data sources: Lunar Orbiter photographs (fig.1 )

        courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

        Earlier maps of parts of area by Offield (1971),

        Stuart-Alexander (1971), Wilhelms and McCauley (1971),

        Cummings (1972), Mutch and Saunders (1972), Pohn (1972),

        Scott (1972), Karlstrom, (1974), and Saunders and Wilhelms

        (1974). Prepared on behalf of National Aeronautics and

        Space Administration under Contract No. W-13,130.

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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: 1569

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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 SOUTH 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