Two small black arrows on today's image show the location of a small graben. A degraded impact crater (108 m in diameter) can be seen centered on the graben between the arrows. Graben are extensional tectonic features formed by the downward movement of a crustal block between two normal faults. This small graben is parallel to a much larger graben (Rima Doppelmayer I) which is 1100 m wide and located only 800 m to the west. You can also see other small graben that are parallel to Rima Doppelmayer I. All of these graben may have formed during the episode of regional extension associated with the final filling of Mare Humorum with dense mare basalt deposits.
Finally, it should be noted that the entire area shown in the image is mantled by a relatively thick (greater than 10 m) deposit of pyroclastic glass. It has been suggested that pyroclastic debris would be an excellent lunar resource, and that pyroclastic deposits would be prime sites for the establishment of lunar bases.
Photo credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
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