WASHINGTON, March 2 -- NASA issued the following news release:

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Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly's Blue Ghost Lands on Moon

First image captured by Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander, taken shortly after confirmation of a successful landing at Mare Crisium on the Moon's near side. This is the second lunar delivery of NASA science and tech instruments as part of the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.