Harrison Schmitt (American, b. 1935)

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Harrison Schmitt (American, b. 1935)
Two lunarscapes, the valley of Taurus-Littrow, EVA 1, Apollo 17, December 1972. Numbered 'NASA AS17-147-22497' and 'NASA AS17-147-22505' (NASA MSC),respectively, in red on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image sizes to 7 1/8 x 7 in. (18.0 x 17.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor cracks to l.l. of sheet corner.

N.B. 'The Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon was a geologist's dream. It had steep-walled valleys with large boulders at their base. The area gave NASA an opportunity to sample both young volcanic rock and older mountainous wall material at the same location' (Jacobs, p. 117). The North Massif (first photograph),Wessex Cleft and shadowed Sculptured Hills (second photograph) form the skyline of these photographs captured near the LM at the beginning of the first lunar excursion. 'When Challenger alights, our view embraces a pristine moonscape of craters, rocks, and sunny slopes agleam like virgin snow. This is just after the dawn of a lunar daytime that will last for 13 more Earth days, a dawn when shadows etch the smallest features in high relief, prime time for the lunar explorer,' remembered Schmitt (National Geographic, September 1973, p. 305).
Estimate $500-700


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