Geologic Map of the Taurus-Littrow Region of the Moon, Apollo 17 Pre-Mission Map Renovation, 1:250k, 2022

The original geologic maps of the Taurus-Littrow region (I-800) were published in 1972 as two map sheets (1:250,000 and 1:50,000) in a Transverse Mercator projection to support the Apollo 17 mission, the sixth and final crewed mission to land on the Moon (December 7 – 19, 1972). These renovated versions of the 1:50k and 1:250k maps represent a best effort to capture and preserve the fidelity of the original mapping effort in an interactive digital format. These maps are not updated versions or reinterpretations of the original geologic maps which were based on Apollo 15 metric photographs, but spatial adjustments to a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Wide Angle Camera (WAC) basemap to make the maps more compatible with current digital [...]