South Massif

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South Massif is a prominent mountainous feature on the Moon forming part of the southern rim of the Taurus–Littrow valley, the landing site of Apollo 17.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar massif
lunar mountain
lunar surface feature
associatedWithMission Apollo 17 NERFINISHED
belongsTo lunar highlands province
containsFeature Geology Station 2 NERFINISHED
Geology Station 3 NERFINISHED
Geology Station 6 NERFINISHED
Nansen crater vicinity
exploredBy Apollo 17 astronauts NERFINISHED
Eugene Cernan NERFINISHED
Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED
forms southern rim of Taurus–Littrow valley
geologicAge pre-Imbrian to Imbrian (interpreted)
hasApproximateHeight about 2 kilometers above valley floor
hasCoordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
hasGeologicalContext highland massif bordering mare-filled valley
hasScientificSignificance records impact and volcanic history of Taurus–Littrow region
hasSlopeType steep slopes
hasViewOf Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger NERFINISHED
Taurus–Littrow valley floor NERFINISHED
isOppositeOf North Massif NERFINISHED
isPartOfExplorationEra Apollo program geological studies
locatedIn Mare Serenitatis region NERFINISHED
locatedNear North Massif NERFINISHED
Taurus–Littrow valley floor NERFINISHED
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED
namedBy Apollo 17 mission planners NERFINISHED
overlooks Apollo 17 landing site NERFINISHED
partOf Taurus–Littrow valley NERFINISHED
referencedIn Apollo 17 mission reports
lunar geologic maps of Taurus–Littrow
sampledBy Apollo 17 crew NERFINISHED
surfaceMaterial impact-fractured highland crust
regolith
usedFor geologic sampling during Apollo 17
visibleIn Apollo 17 surface photography NERFINISHED
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery
visitedDuringEVA Apollo 17 EVA-2 NERFINISHED
Apollo 17 EVA-3 NERFINISHED
yieldedSampleType highland rocks
lunar breccias

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