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THE photographs of the Crater Alphonsus obtained by Ranger IX show several features which may have structural significance from the point of view of the history of the lunar crust.
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RONCA, L. Structure of the Crater Alphonsus. Nature 209, 182 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209182a0
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