Bertrand Piccard lands the solar-powered plane Solar Impluse 2 at the Al-Bateen airport in Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on March 2, 2015

The Solar Impulse 2 landed Monday in Oman, completing the initial leg of its bid to become the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world, an AFP photographer said.

The plane touched down in Muscat after nightfall, 13 hours and two minutes after taking off from Abu Dhabi.

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