[APOLLO PROGRAM]. VERY LARGE LUNAR FARSIDE CHART, SIGNED BY 5 OF THE ASTRONAUTS WHO HAVE SEEN THE FARSIDE OF THE MOON

VERY LARGE LUNAR FARSIDE CHART, SIGNED BY 5 OF THE MEN TO HAVE SEEN THE FARSIDE OF THE MOON
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Farside Chart (Lmp-2). 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 FIVE OF THE MEN WHO HAVE SEEN THE FARSIDE OF THE MOON:

"JOHN YOUNG. APOLLO 10 CMP"
"MICHAEL COLLINS. APOLLO XI"
"RICHARD GORDON. APOLLO XII"
"JAMES LOVELL. APOLLO 8. 13. [with arrow pointing to Lovell Crater]"
"AL WORDEN. APOLLO 15"

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 date from the Lunar Orbiter Spacecrafts. We have not seen any other signed example of this Lunar Farside chart be offered at auction.

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