Hadley–Apennine region
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The Hadley–Apennine region is a prominent area on the Moon near the Apennine Mountains and Hadley Rille, noted for its rugged terrain and scientific significance as the exploration site of Apollo 15.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadley–Apennine region canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar region
ⓘ
lunar surface feature ⓘ |
| associatedWithMission |
Apollo 15
ⓘ
Apollo program ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Apollo 15 landing site
ⓘ
Hadley Rille ⓘ |
| explorationSiteOf |
Apollo 15
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 15 mission
|
| geologicContext | eastern margin of Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| hemisphere | near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Apennine Mountains (Moon)
ⓘ
Hadley Rille ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hadley Rille
ⓘ
Apennine Mountains (Moon) ⓘ
surface form:
Montes Apenninus (lunar Apennine Mountains)
|
| notedFor |
high scientific interest
ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ |
| overlookedBy |
Mount Hadley
ⓘ
Mount Hadley ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Hadley Delta
|
| partOf |
Mare Imbrium
ⓘ
surface form:
Mare Imbrium region
|
| scientificSignificance |
geologic mapping of Apennine Front
ⓘ
sampling of ancient lunar crustal rocks ⓘ study of lunar highlands ⓘ study of lunar mare-highland boundary ⓘ |
| terrainType |
heavily cratered
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ rille-dominated ⓘ |
| usedFor |
field geology investigations during Apollo 15
ⓘ
lunar sample collection during Apollo 15 ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Apollo 15
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 15 astronauts
David R. Scott ⓘ James B. Irwin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.