Oceanus Procellarum
Americannoun
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In 2020 Chang'e 5 brought back 1.7kg of material from an area called Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon's near side.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024
China's Chang'e-5, the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, delivered 1.73 kilograms of regolith from the Oceanus Procellarum, a plane named for its vast size.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
The company is aiming to land Nova-C in an area of the Moon called Oceanus Procellarum, the largest of the Moon’s mare — dark plains of basalt that dot the lunar terrain.
From The Verge • Mar. 29, 2022
The Chang’e-5 mission recovered 1.7 kilograms of loose volcanic material called basalt from a vast lava plain, known as Oceanus Procellarum, in the Moon’s northern region.
From Scientific American • Mar. 17, 2022
I ran, until the cumbersome suit slowed me down to a staggering walk through the sand beside the Oceanus Procellarum.
From Out Around Rigel by Wilson, Robert H.
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