Fra Mauro formation


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Fra Mauro formation

(frah mor -oh, m'ow -roh) The ejecta blanket associated with the Imbrium Basin. It was the target for Apollo 14.
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Next, look south of Imbrium for the Fra Mauro Formation (L67), a rough-textured region lying north and east of the 59-mile-diameter crater Fra Mauro.
The Lunar 100 Size Name (miles) Description L67 Fra Mauro Formation -- Apollo 14 landing site on Imbrium ejecta L76 W Bond 97 Large crater degraded by Imbrium ejecta L92 Gylden Valley 60 Part of the Imbrium radial structure Moon, March 2008 New Moon Mar.
Imbrium's impact: the Moon's surface was scarred far and wide by one of the most important events in lunar history

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