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APOLLO 17 LUNAR SURFACE PHOTO—ORANGE SOIL DISCOVERY ASTRONAUTS DIG A TRENCH TO OBTAIN SAMPLES
Large black and white photograph, 11 x 14 inches.
Large black and white photograph, 11 x 14 inches.
20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$600 - US$800
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APOLLO 17 LUNAR SURFACE PHOTO—ORANGE SOIL DISCOVERY
ASTRONAUTS DIG A TRENCH TO OBTAIN SAMPLES
Large black and white photograph, 11 x 14 inches. Full frame Hasselblad image.
Hasselblad frame A17-137-20990 taken during the second Apollo 17 surface exploration at Station Stop 4. Footprints are next to a shallow trench made to collect samples of the just discovered orange soil. The device mounted on a tripod is known as the "gnomon," which displayed the local vertical direction on uneven surfaces. A color scale bar mounted on the forward leg assisted photographic calibration and color balance. The edge of Shorty Crater is seen along the upper right-hand corner.
Large black and white photograph, 11 x 14 inches. Full frame Hasselblad image.
Hasselblad frame A17-137-20990 taken during the second Apollo 17 surface exploration at Station Stop 4. Footprints are next to a shallow trench made to collect samples of the just discovered orange soil. The device mounted on a tripod is known as the "gnomon," which displayed the local vertical direction on uneven surfaces. A color scale bar mounted on the forward leg assisted photographic calibration and color balance. The edge of Shorty Crater is seen along the upper right-hand corner.


