LARGE COLOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NEARSIDE OF THE MOON, SIGNED BY A MOONWALKER FROM EACH LUNAR LANDING

WILHELMS, DON E., AND JOHN F. MCCAULEY. "Geologic Map of the Near Side of the Moon. Map I-703" From: Geologic Atlas of the Moon. Near Side of the Moon. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey, 1971 Color 1:5,000,000 scale geologic map, 53 by 35 inches, folded and housed in original Department of the Interior United Stated Geological Survey envelope, together with original 7pp. informational pamphlet. Fine.

Cortwright, Exploring Space with a Camera, pp 109-111

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by a Moonwalker from each of the six lunar landings next to their respective landing sites: Apollo 11: "BUZZ ALDRIN Apollo XI" (also SIGNED a second time "BUZZ ALDRIN"); Apollo 12: "ALAN BEAN Apollo 12"; Apollo 13: "FRED HAISE Apollo 13 LMP"; Apollo 14: "EDGAR MITCHELL Apollo 14"; Apollo 15: "DAVE SCOTT Apollo 15"; Apollo 16: "CHARLIE DUKE Apollo 16" AND Apollo 17: "GENE CERNAN Apollo XVII". A striking and extraordinarily detailed map of the near side of the moon, revealing in vivid color the incredibly varied geological features of the lunar surface. Prepared on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in cooperation with the USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, and done as part of the Department of the Interior's United States Geological Survey for their Geologic Atlas of the moon, the map was based on the results of the telescopic mapping program as well as on data provided by the unmanned lunar exploration program, in particular the regional coverage of Lunar Orbiter IV.