THE MOON

MARIA

• Composed of dark basalts
• Form from ancient volcanic eruptions
• Cover 17% of the Moons surface

HIGHLANDS

• Hills are formed by Anorthosite
• Formed by the cooling of lave

CRATERS AND RAYS

• Craters are formed by objects hitting the surface
• Rays are craters with systems of lines sprouting out
• Copernicus is a name of a ray crater

RILLES

• Rilles are long, narrow depressions on moon
• Can be hundreds of kilometers in length
• Rima Agricola is a name of a Rille

MOON MAP

NEAR AND FAR SIDE OF MOON

• The near side consists of maria's
• The far side is covered in craters
• Far side is covered in highlands
• Crust on far side is a lot thicker

APOLLO 15

• Explore the Hadley Apennine region
• Setup lunar surface scientific experiments
• Engineering evaluation on new Apollo equipment
• Conduct lunar orbital experiments
• First of Apollo J missions capable of longer stay on moon