The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
David Scott (American, b. 1932)
Panoramic view of the landing site taken from the Lunar Module window after touchdown, Apollo 15, August 1971. Numbered 'NASA AS15-85-11392,' 'NASA AS15-85-11389,' 'NASA AS15-85-11385,' and 'NASA AS15-85-11383' (NASA MSC) in black along upper margins. Mosaic of four vintage gelatin silver prints, overall size 9 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (24.6 x 52.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor crease to u.l. corner of second image.
N.B. With towering mountains on either side, a broad valley floor, and a rille canyon, the landscape of Hadley-Apennine surrounded Apollo 15 with the most varied terrain that Apollo astronauts would ever explore (Reynolds, p. 178). Scott captured this panorama from the LM window. It extends from Mount Hadley Delta at the left to the base of Hadley Rille and Hill 305 to the right. St. George Crater (punched on the edge of Mount Hadley Delta) is in the distance beyond the thruster with an illuminated, subsidiary peak southwest of Hadley Delta in the far distance. The small feature on the horizon, in the center, is Bennett Hill. In the left foreground the small crater actually appears to be a doublet. The shadow of the LM is in the right foreground.
Literature: NASA SP-289, p. 3.14; Constantine, p. 64.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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