Collection of 25 vintage second-generation glossy 10 x 10 silver gelatin photographs taken by the Metric Mapping Camera during Apollo 16, featuring a number of matched pairs and consecutive sequences taken across the lunar surface. Includes an important image of the full lunar disk taken as the astronauts returned to Earth (considered a 'mystery' because the MMC was only supposed to operate while in lunar orbit), as well as imagery of Montes Riphaeus, Rimae Herigonius, and the craters 'Mendeleev,' 'Hartmann,' 'Davy,' 'Bonpland,' 'Parry,' 'Euclides,' 'Gregory,' 'Morozov,' 'King,' 'Ptolemaeus,' 'Guericke,' 'Letronne,' and others. Also includes sunrise/sunset terminator sequences and stereo pairs. Each frame is identified in the border with its four-digit number and "Apollo 16, Apr 72." In overall fine condition. Consignor notes that these photographs were acquired while working at the Manned Spacecraft Center from 1972-1974. These images were used by Planetary Scientists to not only help identify future landing sites, but also to understand the formation and evolution of the Moon.
