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Planitia Descensus

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Oblique view of Planitia Descensus, on the moon, facing north. Galilaei crater is the largest crater above center. The approximate locations of the landing sites of Luna 8 and Luna 9 are shown as 8 and 9
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on 3 February 1966. It is located at Lat. 7.1°N and Long. 64.4W. It is the only officially named plain on the Moon. The Working Group of Commission 17 of the
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was named to commemorate the site of the first soft landing on the
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