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mountainous terrain, very different from the near side, and 
two dark regions which were named Mare Moscovrae 
(Sea of Moscow) and Mare Desiderii (Sea of Dreams).

Launch Information:
Launch Date/Time: 1959-10-04 at 02:24:00 UTC
Launch Site/Country: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome),
                                  U.S.S.R.
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 1st Generation
                           Upper Stage
On-orbit dry mass: 278.50 kg

Orbital Information:
Orbit: Lander
Central Body: Earth
Epoch start date/time: 1959.277:02:24:00 (04 Oct.)
Latitude: 29.10 degrees
Longitude: 0.00 degrees
Orbital Period: 22700.00 m
Inclination: 73.80 degrees
Eccentricity: 0.82369
Periapsis: 40300.00 km 
Apoapsis: 476500.00 km 

Discipline(s)
Planetary Science Space Physics 

Sponsoring Agencies/Countries 
Unknown/U.S.S.R.
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