LARGE COLOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NEARSIDE OF THE MOON, SIGNED BY A MOONWALKER FROM EACH LUNAR LANDING

Color 1:5,000,000 scale geologic map, 53 by 35 inches, folded and housed in original Department of the Interior United Stated Geological Survey envelope, together with original 7 pp informational pamphlet. Fine.

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY A MOONWALKER FROM EACH OF THE SIX LUNAR LANDINGS NEXT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE LANDING SITES: APOLLO 11: "BUZZ ALDRIN APOLLO XI"; APOLLO 12: "ALAN BEAN APOLLO 12 NOV 19-20 1969"; APOLLO 14: "EDGAR MITCHELL APOLLO 14"; APOLLO 15: "DAVE SCOTT APOLLO 15 CDR"; APOLLO 16: "CHARLIE DUKE APOLLO 16 LMP APRIL 20-23 1972" AND APOLLO 17: "GENE CERNAN APOLLO XVII".

Cortwright, Exploring Space with a Camera, pp 109-111.

A striking and extraordinarily detailed map of the near side of the moon, revealing in vivid color the incredibly varied geological features of the lunar surface. Prepared on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in cooperation with the USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, and done as part of the Department of the Interior's United States Geological Survey for their Geologic Atlas of the moon, the map was based on the results of the telescopic mapping program as well as on data provided by the unmanned lunar exploration program, in particular the regional coverage of Lunar Orbiter IV.