1967 MOON mammoth vintage NASA photograph oblique Ocean of Storms Lunar ORBITER

Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - RARE MAMMOTH FORMAT NASA PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MOON - PRINTED IN 1967 FROM IMAGE DATA CAPTURED BY LUNAR ORBITER III - APPROX. 24 INCHES X 20 INCHES -LUNAR ORBITER (NASA satellite missions to locate landing sites for the Apollo missions).Official and wholly original NASA mammoth format double-weight silver gelatin photograph of the Moon featuring an oblique view of the Ocean of Storms, taken by Lunar Orbiter III in February 1967, during the probe's mission to locate suitable Apollo landing sites. Original mammoth-format vintage gelatin silver print. Medium resolution, frame number III-136, captioned in margins NASA-LRC III-120M. Printed soon after the mission, on double-weight photographic paper. Size: 51 x 61cm (20 x 23¾ inches), image 47 x 51cm (18½ x 20 inches).Very Good condition. Light corner creases. A couple of small and light indentations / creases to surface of photo. Short annotation giving location on the reverse. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.An original vintage mammoth format NASA gelatin silver print, featuring an oblique view of the south-eastern side of the Ocean of Storms, taken by the Lunar Orbiter III probe in February 1967.Vintage large format NASA photographic prints are rare. They were mainly printed for scientists and researchers, and not for the public.Provenance: From the collection of amateur astronomer David J. Hasdell. Acquired at the time of the Lunar Orbiter missions. David had a relative who worked at the Boston Globe in the 1960s and who acquired items like this for him directly from NASA or its contractors. key words:

Price: 900 GBP

Location: Ascot

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