Imbrium Basin ejecta zone

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impact ejecta blanket lunar geological feature

The Imbrium Basin ejecta zone is the extensive region on the Moon blanketed by material blasted out during the formation of the large Imbrium impact basin, shaping much of the surrounding lunar surface geology.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Apollo 15 region (near Montes Apenninus) 1
Hadley–Apennine region of the Moon 1
Imbrium Basin 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf impact ejecta blanket ⓘ
lunar geological feature ⓘ
affects crater degradation patterns ⓘ
associatedWith Imbrium Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy hummocky terrain ⓘ
lineated terrain ⓘ
radial lineations ⓘ
secondary craters ⓘ
composedOf breccias ⓘ
fractured crustal rocks ⓘ
impact ejecta material ⓘ
impact melt ⓘ
extendsAcross near side of the Moon ⓘ
extendsInto Mare Frigoris region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mare Insularum region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mare Nubium region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mare Serenitatis region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mare Tranquillitatis region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mare Vaporum region NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedBy large asteroid or comet impact ⓘ
formedDuring Imbrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicAge Late Heavy Bombardment NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRadialTrendToward Imbrium Basin center NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor reconstructing Moon impact history ⓘ
understanding lunar crustal structure ⓘ
influencedFormationOf lineated terrain around Mare Imbrium ⓘ
influences distribution of lunar mare basalts ⓘ
lunar highlands topography ⓘ
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ
mappedBy Apollo missions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter missions NERFINISHED ⓘ
observedIn lunar remote sensing data ⓘ
originatedFrom Imbrium impact event NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlies pre-Imbrian highland crust ⓘ
partOf Imbrium Basin impact structure NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Imbrium sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedFrom ballistic emplacement of ejecta ⓘ
excavation of lunar crust ⓘ
scale basin-wide ⓘ
studiedIn lunar stratigraphy ⓘ
surrounds Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs stratigraphic marker on the Moon ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fra Mauro formation → associatedWith → Imbrium Basin ejecta zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imbrium impact event
Mare Imbrium vicinity → geologicalContext → Imbrium Basin ejecta zone ⓘ
Mare Imbrium → isPartOf → Imbrium Basin ejecta zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imbrium Basin
Mare Imbrium → landingSiteOf → Imbrium Basin ejecta zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apollo 15 region (near Montes Apenninus)
David R. Scott commanded Apollo 15 → missionLandedSite → Imbrium Basin ejecta zone ⓘ
subject surface form: David R. Scott
this entity surface form: Hadley–Apennine region of the Moon
Mare Imbrium vicinity → partOf → Imbrium Basin ejecta zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imbrium geological province