The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
Transmissions from the RCA Camera Mounted on the Lunar Rover
Three TV pictures of John Young and Charles Duke at Shadow Rock, Station 13, EVA 3, Apollo 16, April 1972. Stamped "RCA Astro-Electronics Div. 72-4-591," "RCA Astro-Electronics Div. 72-4-587," and "RCA Astro-Electronics Div. 72-4-595,' respectively, on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (19.5 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor wear at corners of sheet.
N.B. Mission Control observed the astronauts at Station 13 (located at the base of Smoky Mountain) in these black and white reproductions made from color transmissions. The objective at this station was to sample one of the many large boulders in the area, so the crew chose this particular spot because it was next to the large 3-meter rock which could potentially cast a permanent shadow onto the lunar soil beneath it. This was scientifically significant because it meant a sample could be taken of cold lunar soil that had not been exposed to the heat of the Sun. The rock was therefore named Shadow Rock (Constantine, p. 111).
Estimate $500-700
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