[APOLLO PROGRAM]. VERY LARGE LUNAR EARTH SIDE CHART, SIGNED BY A MEMBER OF EVERY APOLLO LUNAR LANDING CREW

VERY LARGE LUNAR EARTH SIDE CHART, SIGNED BY A MEMBER OF EVERY APOLLO LUNAR LANDING CREW
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Earthside Chart (Lmp-1). Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center, for Nasa, Edition 3, May 1976

Color lithographed lunar map in Mercator projection, 28 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches. Scale 1:5,000,000 at the equator.

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY A MEMBER OF EVERY APOLLO LUNAR LANDING CREW OVER THEIR CORRESPONDING LANDING SITES:

"BUZZ ALDRIN. APOLLO XI"
"ALAN BEAN. APOLLO 12 LMP"
"EDGAR MITCHELL. APOLLO 14"
"DAVE SCOTT. APOLLO 15 CDR"
"CHARLIE DUKE. APOLLO 16"
GENE CERNAN. APOLLO XVII"

One of the largest lunar maps ever produced for NASA during the Apollo program. All large craters and mare are labeled including unique features such as rilles and ejecta rays. These features are based on image data from all five Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft.

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