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3 unusual facts about Fra Mauro formation


Fra Mauro formation

The formation, as well as Fra Mauro crater, take their names from a 15th-century Italian monk and mapmaker of the same name.

It is named after the 80-kilometer-diameter crater Fra Mauro, located within it.

Analysis of Apollo 14 samples suggests that there are five major geologic constituents present in the immediate landing area: regolith breccias, fragmental breccias, igneous lithologies, granulitic lithologies, and impact-melt lithologies.



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