Fra Mauro
Americannoun
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It lifted off into the hazy Florida skies in a cloud of flame and, only six-tenths of a second late, headed toward the hilly highlands near the lunar crater Fra Mauro, 246,000 miles away.
From Time Magazine Archive
E.S.T., will head for the same hilly region near the crater Fra Mauro that was the target of its ill-fated predecessor.
From Time Magazine Archive
An inaccurate landing would also affect plans for next spring's scheduled Apollo 13 visit to a highlands area near Crater Fra Mauro.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It certainly is a stark place here at Fra Mauro," he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
Polo's dislocation of geographical order here has misled Fra Mauro into placing Tana to the west of Guzerat, though he has a duplicate Tana nearer the correct position.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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