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China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side


"It offers a diverse landscape of volcanic plains and ancient highlands, allowing astronauts to sample everything from volcanic ash erupted from the deep lunar interior to debris from massive ancient impacts within a single traversable area."

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