The
lunar feature Sinus Successus (
Latin
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''sinus successūs'' "Bay of Success") lies along the eastern edge of
Mare Fecunditatis
Mare Fecunditatis (Latin ''fēcunditātis'', the "Sea of Fecundity" or "Sea of Fertility") is a lunar mare in the eastern half of the visible Moon. The mare has a maximum diameter of 840 km.
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The Fecunditatis basin form ...
. It is an outward bulge that forms a type of bay. The selenographic
coordinate
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s of Sinus Successus are 0.9° N, 59.0° E, and the diameter is 132 km.
Along the eastern edge of the bay is the flooded crater
Condon, and the crater
Webb forms the southern end of the area. There are no other features of significance on the bay. However the terrain just to the northwest of Sinus Successus was the landing site for the
Soviet
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Luna 18
''Luna 18'', part of the Ye-8-5 series, was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program.
Overview
''Luna 18'' was placed in an Earth parking orbit after it was launched and was then sent towards the Moon. On 7 September 1971, it entered lunar o ...
and
Luna 20
''Luna 20'' was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions. It was flown as part of the Luna program as a robotic competitor to the six successful Apollo lunar sample return missions.
Overview
''Luna 20'' was placed ...
probes.
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