Gene Cernan’s flown "Lunar Orbit Chart A" map carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the historic Apollo 17 mission, signed and flight-certified in blue felt tip, “Flown on Apollo XVII, Gene Cernan.” The chart, folded to 13 x 7.75, consists of multiple large map plates taped together in a loop that, if extended, would be approximately 13 feet in length; this long, continuous first edition chart, was taped and folded so that it could be flipped like a book for use in orbit. The main legend identifies the chart as "Lunar Orbit Chart A, Apollo 17 REVS 1-18, December 6, 1972, SKB 32100123-377, S/N 1001, 1st Edition October 18, 1972.”
The chart, which is marked with symbols that include the orbital path, photography legends, and various lunar surface features, shows the entire area of the lunar surface that the crew would cross over during orbital revolutions 1 through 18 for both the front-side and the back-side of the moon. Primarily used for photography, the map is annotated in an unknown hand to indicate f-stop and exposure times at various points along the orbital path. Also indicated is the "Apollo 16 SIV-B Impact, 40m Dark Halo Crater." In fine condition.
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