Pete Conrad (American, 1930-1999)

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Pete Conrad (American, 1930-1999)
Re-photographed 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock panoramas of the landing site near the Lunar Module Intrepid, EVA 1, Apollo 12, November 1969. Numbered 'NASA S-70-24449' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, sheet size 8 x 10 in. (20.9 x 25.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. These rare panoramic views were assembled from 8 x 10 inch prints by the Mapping Sciences Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and then photographed for use by scientists. Pete Conrad walked a short way down into Surveyor Crater to take the first panorama of the landing site (top). It is known as the 8 o'clock panorama because it was taken from the 8 o'clock position relative to the LM's front hatch which was at 12 o'clock. Alan Bean is seen photographing the footpad of the LM. Conrad took the second panorama (bottom),facing the 4 o'clock side of the LM, from a spot close to the TV camera. It shows Bean inspecting the LM; the S-band antenna; Conrad's shadow; the American flag; and the TV camera, which like many Apollo artifacts, remains on the surface. This pan really shows just how precise the landing was, being just a few feet from the edge of the target crater (Constantine, pp. 32-36). The NASA negative numbers are AS12-46-6764 to AS12-46-6782 and AS12-46-6746 to AS12-46-6763.
Estimate $500-700

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