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  • This oblique photo shows the region around the crater Galilaei and Planitia Descensus in Oceanus Procellarum (the Sea of Storms).

    LOIRP: A New Look at the Ocean of Storms - NASA Watch 2009

  • This oblique photo shows the region around the crater Galilaei and Planitia Descensus in Oceanus Procellarum (the Sea of Storms).

    NASA Watch: June 2009 Archives 2009

  • No, seriously—the Horatio is undergoing a major refit at Utopia Planitia, so I decided to look up some old friends back here on Earth.

    Star Trek: TNG: Losing the Peace William Leisner 2009

  • Though it was the middle of the night in San Francisco, it was early morning at Utopia Planitia, where Voyager was docked.

    Star Trek: Voyager®: Full Circle Kirsten Beyer 2009

  • Though it was the middle of the night in San Francisco, it was early morning at Utopia Planitia, where Voyager was docked.

    Star Trek: Voyager®: Full Circle Kirsten Beyer 2009

  • No, seriously—the Horatio is undergoing a major refit at Utopia Planitia, so I decided to look up some old friends back here on Earth.

    Star Trek: TNG: Losing the Peace William Leisner 2009

  • It's located on the eastern rim of the Argyre Planitia in the southern highlands of Mars, and is named after the German astronomer, Johann Gottfried Galle.

    A Matter of Perspective JDsg 2006

  • It's located on the eastern rim of the Argyre Planitia in the southern highlands of Mars, and is named after the German astronomer, Johann Gottfried Galle.

    Archive 2006-05-01 JDsg 2006

  • As you can see, Galle is a huge impact crater (although it's dwarfed by Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia, both of which are much, much larger).

    A Matter of Perspective JDsg 2006

  • As you can see, Galle is a huge impact crater (although it's dwarfed by Argyre Planitia and Hellas Planitia, both of which are much, much larger).

    Archive 2006-05-01 JDsg 2006

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