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A new geologic map of a portion of Oriental basin where one pixel on the photographic basemap is about the size of a football field (100 m). The stars are locations where future missions could sample rocks with a high confidence that they are the relatively unaltered, pristine impact melt from Orientale’s formation that were buried by subsequent lava flows (mapped in red) and then unearthed by smaller impacts. Credit: Runyon et al.

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A new geologic map of a portion of Oriental basin where one pixel on the photographic basemap is about the size of a football field (100 m). The stars are locations where future missions could sample rocks with a high confidence that they are the relatively unaltered, pristine impact melt from Orientale’s formation that were buried by subsequent lava flows (mapped in red) and then unearthed by smaller impacts. Credit: Runyon et al.
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Fraser Cain (fraser@m.universetoday.com)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 08:14:58 JST Fraser Cain

Humans and robots will retrieve samples from the Moon and bring them back to Earth for study. Instead of finding random locations on the Moon, a new map is helping scientists pinpoint the exact spots that have the greatest potential for study. It's a high-resolution geologic map of the Orientale basin, where an enormous asteroid struck the Moon billions of years ago. The map helps identify parts from the original basin impact melt, which is ideal for sample return.
https://www.psi.edu/blog/new-lunar-maps-can-help-guide-future-sample-return-missions/

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