Abstract
The area covered by this itineraryâthe Mare Imbrium and its surrounding mountain rangesâis possibly the most interesting place of all for the telescopic visitor to the Moon. It includes several breathtakingly impressive sights, from the neat semicircle of Sinus Iridum and the smooth, dark-floored crater Plato to the towering Apennine Mountains and the awesome Alpine Valley. From a cultural point of view, several science-fictional âfirst Moon landingsâ took place in this areaâand itâs seen several real-world firsts, too. The first spacecraft to impact the Moon, the first robotic lunar rover and the first Chinese soft-landing all ended up here.
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