Lot #7543

Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown CSM Lunar Landmark Map

Description

Flown lunar landmark page of a far-side crater, from the personal collection of Apollo 17 CDR Gene Cernan

Gene Cernan’s flown page removed from the CSM Lunar Landmark Map book carried aboard the Command Module 'America' during the Apollo 17 mission, bearing an affixed certification label from the "Eugene A. Cernan Space Collection," signed in black felt tip, "Gene Cernan." The page measures 10.5 x 8 and is hand-labeled at the top, "↑N Tsiolkovsky," and depicts the lunar impact crater Levi-Civita situated on the far side of the moon. The image used was photographed with the mapping camera during the Apollo 15 mission, and is marked "AS15" in the border. Removably corner-mounted on a 13 x 19 color display picturing Cernan holding the complete 'Apollo 17 Lunar Landmark Maps' book. In fine condition. In very fine condition.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Space Exploration
• Dates: #646 - Ended October 20, 2022

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