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Fra Mauro

American  
[frah mahr-oh, maw-roh] / ˈfrɑ ˈmɑr oʊ, ˈmɔ roʊ /

noun

  1. a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 50 miles (80 km) in diameter.


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An inaccurate landing would also affect plans for next spring's scheduled Apollo 13 visit to a highlands area near Crater Fra Mauro.

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"It certainly is a stark place here at Fra Mauro," he said.

From Time Magazine Archive

By landing at Fra Mauro, the astronauts may be able to find many differing geological clues to the lunar past, all within a single compact area.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fra Mauro is a particularly interesting highland area.

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Fra Mauro knows nothing of the great bend of the Guinea coast; N.W.

From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II by Zurara, Gomes Eannes de

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