Dundgovi (Middle Gobi) Province
The concrete replica of a sculpture commemorating the first Mongolian cosmonaut, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, who in March 1978 spent almost 8 days in space as part of the Soviet Intercosmos programme; the original statue is in Choir, Govisümber Province, in the east-central part of the country.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Tue Aug 30, 2011