Sculptured Hills
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Sculptured Hills is a distinctive, heavily eroded highland formation on the Moon located in the Taurus–Littrow valley, explored by Apollo 17 astronauts.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland terrain
ⓘ
lunar geological formation ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
North Massif
NERFINISHED
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South Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ Taurus–Littrow valley floor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMission | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
brecciated highland rocks
ⓘ
impact-melt materials ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationRelativeToValleyFloor | higher ⓘ |
| explorationEra | Apollo era ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Apollo 17 mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eugene Cernan NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalCharacter | heavily eroded highlands ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Taurus–Littrow impact-basin rim region ⓘ |
| latitudeApprox | 20.2° N ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taurus–Littrow valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitudeApprox | 30.8° E ⓘ |
| missionDepartureDate | 1972-12-14 ⓘ |
| missionLandingDate | 1972-12-11 ⓘ |
| namedBy | Apollo 17 astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSideOrFarSide | near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| observationMethod |
in-situ field geology
ⓘ
orbital photography ⓘ |
| orbitalImagingBy | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 17 landing site region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetaryBody | Earth's Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mare Serenitatis boundary area ⓘ |
| sampledBy | Apollo 17 astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
exhibits intense impact-related deformation
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records early lunar highland crust history ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyOfOperator | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceAge | Pre-Imbrian to Imbrian era (approximate) ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType | hills ⓘ |
| surfaceMorphology | rounded, sculpted relief ⓘ |
| visitedDuringEVA |
Apollo 17 EVA-2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo 17 EVA-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.