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835:"A man on the Moon", the first photograph taken on the Moon, was taken on Mare Tranquillitatis.
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1202:"Is it Love or a Sinus Infection?"
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1176:"Apollo Landing Site Coordinates"
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1200:Wood, Chuck (2006-08-10).
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1204:. Lunar Photo of the Day
1150:"Apollo 11 Landing Site"
1059:. Washington, D.C.: NASA
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