Lunar contingency chart plate attested as having been carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the Apollo 17 mission and originating from the collection of the mission commander, Gene Cernan. The map plate, 12.75″ x 7.75″, features the Gagarin crater, named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, as well as several other craters named after notable figures, such as Jules Verne, Ivan Pavlov, Cyrano de Bergerac, Guglielmo Marconi, Hans Geiger, and more. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from The Space Collective, a copy of a letter of certification from Cernan stating the lunar contingency chart (SKB 32100123-382) was from his personal collection, and a copy of the Apollo 17 Stowage List that features the corresponding “Lunar Contingency Chart.”
