Bonhams 1793 : ZOND-3. 9 photographs taken by Zond-3 of the far side of the Moon, July 20, 1965,

9 photographs taken by Zond-3 of the far side of the Moon, July 20, 1965, gelatin silver prints, 7 x 7½ inches and smaller, on 8 x 10 inch sheets, 3 with printed captions below, together with 3 period copies of captions in Russian and English.

After the success of Luna-3's photography of the far side of the Moon, Zond-3 took a further 23 images, leaving only an area near the south pole on the far side uncharted. Zond-3's photographs were also of much higher quality than the earlier mission's.

Sold for US$ 3,500 inc. premium

Category: Space / Space History

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