Apennine Front

E867327

Apennine Front is a prominent mountainous region on the Moon’s surface, forming part of the lunar Apennine range near the Apollo 15 landing site.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar geological formation
lunar mountain range feature
composedPrimarilyOf anorthositic material
lunar highland rocks
formsBoundaryBetween Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED
Montes Apenninus NERFINISHED
hasApproximateLatitude 26° N (region)
hasApproximateLongitude 4° E (region)
hasGeologicalContext Imbrium Basin rim
hasRelationToMission primary geological target of Apollo 15 EVAs GENERATED
hasScientificInterestFor Imbrium impact studies
highland–mare boundary processes
lunar geology
hasTerrainType rugged mountainous scarp
steep massif slopes
isMappedIn USGS lunar geologic maps
isNear Hadley–Apennine region NERFINISHED
Mons Hadley NERFINISHED
Mons Hadley Delta NERFINISHED
isPartOf southeastern rim of Mare Imbrium
isReferencedIn Apollo 15 mission reports
lunar topographic atlases
isVisibleFrom Earth NERFINISHED
locatedIn lunar near side
locatedNear Apollo 15 landing site NERFINISHED
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED
overlooks Hadley Rille NERFINISHED
Palus Putredinis NERFINISHED
partOf Montes Apenninus NERFINISHED
wasExploredDuring Apollo 15 mission NERFINISHED
wasSampledBy Apollo 15 astronauts NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

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

Genesis Rock foundNearFeature Apennine Front