touch down
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Odysseus touched down in the Malapert A crater, some 300 kilometers from the moon’s south pole, becoming the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
Hounded by the press from the moment the wheels touch down in Australia.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
The winger had little room to move, but sidestepped the Drua's Taniela Rakuro before out-pacing the defence to touch down in the left corner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Although human exploration of Mars remains years away, this research helps narrow down where astronauts might one day touch down on the Red Planet.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 27, 2025
With each beat of its wings, bolts of lightning touch down to the ocean.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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