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16. Apollo 16 Site (Map of Iron Concentration)
16. Apollo 16 Site (Map of Iron Concentration)

This map of the iron concentration of the Apollo 16 landing site was derived from the Clementine color data presented in slides #14 and #15. The iron concentrations are shown by color, and the map data are overlaid on the Apollo 16 metric image shown earlier (slide #13). Note that the Cayley plains show iron concentrations of between 4 and 6 wt%, which is in line with the values determined for Apollo 16 soil samples. The rugged Descartes highlands show areas with slightly less iron content, from 2 to 6 wt%. Iron values were determined using the technique of Lucey et al. (1995).

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