William Anders (American, b. 1933),Frank Borman (American, b. 1928),or James Lovell (American, b. 1928)

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William Anders (American, b. 1933),Frank Borman (American, b. 1928),or James Lovell (American, b. 1928)
The Sea of Tranquility first seen by human eyes, Apollo 8, December 1968. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.2 x 19.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. To the left center is the crater Cauchy. The accompanying escarpment has been designated as Cauchy's rille. Numerous small craters, peaks, and domes also prevail in this region (NASA SP-246). Frank Borman described what he observed in a live telecast from lunar orbit: 'My own impression is that it's a vast, lonely, forbidding…expanse of nothing rather like clouds and clouds of pumice stone. And it certainly does not appear to be a very inviting place to live or work.' The NASA negative number is AS8-13-2344.

Literature: Reynolds, p. 107.
Estimate $400-600


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