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FRA MAURO FORMATION, Toni Adrover

FRA MAURO FORMATION

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Very damaged circular formation forming a trio with craters Bonpland and Parry , Rimae Parry crosses its large flat floor. Just north of crater Fra Mauro lies the Apollo 14 landing site, where 2 golf balls shot by commander Alan Shepard rest on its surface , among other space hardware left behind by the crew. The surviving rim of Fra Mauro is heavily worn, with incisions from past impacts and openings in the north and east walls. The rim is the most prominent in the southeast, where it shares a wall with Parry. The remainder consists of little more than low, irregular ridges. The maximum elevation of the outer rim is 0.7 km.The floor of this formation has been covered by basaltic lava. This surface is almost divided by clefts running from the north and south rims. There is no central peak, although the tiny crater Fra Mauro E lies at almost the midpoint of the formation.

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