Probably the most noteworthy lunar feature is Tycho, a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.
Instead, tribal members have relied on a single power line that runs roughly 30 miles east and west across high desert punctuated by three distinctive mesas, home to 12 distinct villages, including some of the oldest inhabited communities in the United States.
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Nate Perez,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
Some via ferratas cling to red rock mesas in the middle of the desert; others hug ledges overlooking alpine forests.
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