Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)

Description:

Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)
The Lunar Rover antenna and the lunarscape during the traverse from Station 1 to the SEP site, EVA 1, Apollo 17, December 1972. Numbered 'NASA AS17-134-20434' (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, image size 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (18.0 x 18.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Rippling and surface irregularities to sheet, yellowing at edges.

N.B. Cernan took the photograph from his passenger seat. The SEP (Surface Electrical Properties) site was about 120 meters east of the LM. The umbrella-like device is one of two antennas used to maintain communication with Earth and the Apollo 17 Command Spaceship. Wessex Cleft forms the skyline in the background.
Estimate $300-500


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