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Lunar crater Schmidt near Sea of Tranquility 1969
type C photograph
39.0 × 48.8 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Courtesy of NASA
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Lunar crater Schmidt near Sea of Tranquility
1969
Medium
type C photograph
Measurements
39.0 × 48.8 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Courtesy of NASA
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
printed in silver (in image) on paper label l.r.: HASSELBLAD
printed on support reverse c.: 25 / Note how dramatically the low-lying rays of the sun light / up the wall of the crater Schmidt. This crater is situated / on lunar upland near the Sea of Tranquility (where the / astronauts of the Apollo XI fight landed in July 1969). This / photo was taken by the astronauts on board the lunar / module, Apollo X flight, while Snoopy was making a low- / level pass at the moon's surface. Taken with the HASSELBLAD 500EL/70mm, and the Zeiss Sonnar 250mm telephoto lens. The astronauts were Thomas P. Stafford, John W. / Young and Eugene A. Cernan. May 1969. / Printed in Sweden by AB Inplastor. / (text also repeated in Swedish / German / French) / COURTESY OF NASA
Accession Number
PH386-1971
Department
International Photography
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