Taurus Littrow - Last Lunar Footsteps of the 20th Century

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2,500 - 3,500 USD

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Description

photograph, paper, ink

Taurus Littrow. Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap. Defense Mapping Agency for NASA with detailed legend. September 1972. First edition. 24 by 30 inches. Scale 1:250,000.

Catalogue Note

BOLDLY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED at the lower margin: "The valley of Taurus Littrow, Last lunar footsteps of the 20th Century. GENE CERNAN, Apollo XVII, December 1972."

Compiled from Apollo 15 orbital photographs and features the bright mountains and dark valleys of the Taurus Littrow region surrounding the Apollo 17 landing site. Contour lines are plotted at 100 meter intervals. Detailed descriptions ar located along the lower margin.

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