Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)

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Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)
The Command Spaceship America flying over the Taurus-Littrow Valley landing site as seen from the lunar module on the orbit before final descent to the lunar surface, Apollo 17, December 1972. Large-format vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image/sheet size 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.7 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor wear at corners.

N.B. The Command Module with Ron Evans flying solo on board can be seen in the distance (center of image) with the South Massif in the background. The Valley of Taurus-Littrow extends some 20 miles through the ring of massifs surrounding the plains of the Serenitatis basin. 'The valley of Taurus-Littrow is confined by one of the most majestic panoramas within the experience of mankind. The roll of dark hills across the valley floor blends with bright slopes that sweep evenly upward to the rocky tops of the massifs. The Taurus-Littrow Valley does not have the jagged youthful majesty of our Rockies. Rather it has the subdued and ancient majesty of a valley whose origins appear as one with the Sun. Here Gene and I, who have already transferred to Challenger, view our destination from an altitude of ten miles. On a course that takes it a few thousand feet below us, America continues in lunar orbit; it appears insignificant against a ridge of the South Massif,' remembered Harrison Schmitt in National Geographic (September 1973, p. 292). The NASA negative number is AS17-147-22465.
Estimate $1,500-2,500


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