Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)

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Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)
Panorama of the valley of Taurus-Littrow, Station 9, EVA 3, Apollo 17, December 1972. Numbered 'NASA AS17-146-22426,' 'NASA AS17-146-22426,' 'NASA AS17-146-22433,' 'NASA AS17-146-22439,' 'NASA AS17-146-22442,' and 'NASA AS17-146-22446' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto upper margins. Mosaic of seven vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, overall size 8 1/4 x 47 in. (20.8 x 119.4 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Subtle yellowing at sheet edges, crack in emulsion c.l. in margin, minor bluish discoloration along bottom edges.

N.B. Throughout their traverses, the Apollo astronauts stopped to take sequences of photographs to document the landscapes they explored. Taken by Cernan from the rim of Van Serg Crater at the last station explored on the lunar surface, Station 9, this stunning panorama offers a glimpse of what it was like to be surrounded by the otherworldly vistas of the Moon. From left to right: the South Massif (partial view),Family Mountain, Van Serg Crater (in the foreground),the North Massif, Wessex Cleft, Sculptured Hills, the East Massif, and the Lunar Rover parked in a field of boulders at Station 9.
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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