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Lot #7525
Lunar Orbiter 2: Crater Marius Oblique View Photograph

Ends On 4/17

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Estimate: $1000+

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Description

Excellent original vintage semi-glossy 12.75 x 13.5 silver gelatin photograph of the moon's surface taken by Lunar Orbiter 2 on November 25, 1966, showing a wide-angle oblique view of the area surrounding the Crater Marius. Affixed to a 16 x 18 mount, with an affixed caption on the reverse, in part: "This oblique view of the moon recorded by Lunar Orbiter II was taken at a position about 52° west longitude. The camera was looking north at the crater Marius, just east of the crater Reiner. Marius is nearly 20 miles in diameter. The orbiter was about 28 miles above the lunar surface when the photograph was taken with the 80mm lens…Site S-15. Frame 213. KI 2057." In fine condition, with two trivial surface creases to the photo.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space Exploration
  • Dates: March 24, 2025 - April 17, 2025
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