Desirable pairing of Apollo 16 charts signed by Duke:
A color first edition of the Apollo 16 Lunar Orbit Chart, scale 1:11,000,000 at the equator, 41 x 12, dated February 16, 1972, signed in blue felt tip just above the Descartes Highlands landing site, "Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 LMP." The chart displays areas in darkness and earthshine, lunar sunset and sunrise terminator lines for lunar revolutions, and a wide assortment of lunar landmarks and regions. Titled in the lower right corner, "Apollo Lunar Orbit Chart (ALO), Apollo Mission 16, Trajectory for CSM Revolutions 1, 39, 41, 60, 62, and 75, April 16, 1972 Launch Date."
A color first edition of the Apollo 16 Earth Orbit Chart, scale 1:40,000,000 at the equator, 41.5 x 13.5, dated February 15, 1972, signed in blue felt tip, "Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 LMP." Prepared for NASA under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, the chart outlines the first two orbits around the Earth by the Apollo 16 spacecraft, and is labeled in the lower right, "Apollo Earth Orbit Chart (AEO), Apollo Mission 16, For April 16, 1972 Launch Date." In overall fine condition.
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