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Formations on the Lunar Surface; Descriptive Survey

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An Introduction to the Study of the Moon

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 4))

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In the preceding section of this survey we got acquainted with some of the fundamentals concerning the lunar coordinates and mapping, which should provide a basis for more detailed description of the surface of the Moon with its almost innumerable diverse features, and thus help us to understand from them the nature of the principal processes which have been shaping up its face since time immemorial.

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Kopal, Z. (1966). Formations on the Lunar Surface; Descriptive Survey. In: An Introduction to the Study of the Moon. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7545-6_16

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