Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)

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Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)
The Command Space Module America in the far distance, flying over the Taurus-Littrow landing site, Apollo 17, December 1972. NASA Goddard caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (18.9 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. The CSM America, seen as a small dot near the center of the photograph, is framed against the Taurus-Littrow landing site in this dramatic west-looking view from the LM shortly after separation on revolution 12. The South Massif is the large mountain just beyond the CSM. The valley of Taurus-Littrow is in the center of the picture, with South Massif above the valley and North Massif to the right. The crests of South Massif and North Massif are 2,500 and 2,100 meters, respectively, above the landing site. There is a cluster of small craters in the center of the valley. The LM landed just north of this cluster, to the right in this view. Mare Serenitatis is visible at the top of the picture, above the mountains (NASA SP-330, p. 4.11, and http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_17/landing_site/). The NASA negative number is AS17-147-22465.
Estimate $400-600


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