The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 1
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 2
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 3
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 4
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 5
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 6
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 7
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 8
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 9
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 10
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 11
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 12
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 13
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 14
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 15
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 16
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 17
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 18
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 19
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 20
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 21
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 22
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 23
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 24
The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3 - photo 1

The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3

Lot 661
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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£ 2 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 661 | The Lunar Rover; lunarscapes during sunny traverse from station 7; the exotic boulder and geological investigations; Rover tracks, station 8, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
661 a
Harrison Schmitt

Lunarscapes seen from the rover during the sunny traverse from station 7 to the Sculptured Hills’ station 8

Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3, 166:39:00 to 166:42:46 GET

Four unreleased photographs, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS17-142-21688, AS17-142-21690, AS17-142-21692, AS17-142-21694” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin

661 b
Eugene Cernan

The Lunar Rover parked at the Sculptured Hill’s station 8

Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3, 166:53:35 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA Goddard caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso [NASA AS17-146-22367]

661 c
Harrison Schmitt

The geological scoop next to the exotic boulder at station 8

Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3, 166:54:20 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS17-142-21701” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin

661 d
Eugene Cernan

The gnomon and footprints near the “rolled” exotic boulder sampled at station 8

Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3, 167:04:26 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS17-146-22372” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

661 e
Harrison Schmitt

Close-ups of the lunar soil documenting geological investigations at station 8

Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3, 167:09:04 to 167:22:12 GET

Three unreleased photographs, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS17-142-21708, AS17-142-21712, AS17-142-21721” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin

661 f
Harrison Schmitt

Rover tracks leading to station 8

Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, EVA 3, 167:26:06 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 19.8 x 21.8cm, with left and bottom margins trimmed to image, numbered “NASA AS17-142-21745” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
Art style:Color photo
Auction house category:Photography
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