Hadley Rille
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Hadley Rille is a prominent sinuous lunar rille near the Apennine Mountains on the Moon, famously explored by the Apollo 15 mission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadley Rille canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar rille
ⓘ
sinuous rille ⓘ |
| belongsTo | nearside of the Moon ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Apollo 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredDuring |
Apollo 15 EVA 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo 15 EVA 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 15 EVA 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | volcanic processes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Rima Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateApprox | 26.4°N 3.6°E ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
relatively flat floor
ⓘ
steep inner walls ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalInterest | evidence for lunar volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 80 km ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 300 m ⓘ |
| hasMaximumWidth | about 1.5 km ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | meandering channel-like depression ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Apennine Front escarpment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hadley C crater NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Imbrium basalt plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance |
constraints on lunar mare volcanism
ⓘ
insight into formation of sinuous rilles ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
being one of the most prominent sinuous rilles on the Moon
ⓘ
in-situ human geological exploration ⓘ |
| isTypeLocalityFor | field study of lunar sinuous rilles ⓘ |
| liesNorthOf | Apollo 15 landing site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesWestOf | Mons Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mare Imbrium region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Apennine Mountains (Moon)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mons Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mons Hadley Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Montes Apenninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy | United States Geological Survey (USGS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedIn | Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedSince | pre-Apollo telescopic observations ⓘ |
| partOf | Hadley–Apennine landing site region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledBy | Apollo 15 astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
Apollo 15 orbital photography
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter imagery ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
David Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James B. Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.