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Stellar set of seven official color NASA lunar charts, each 29 x 22, individually signed in blue ink or felt tip by an astronaut from each Apollo moon-landing mission — Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Fred Haise, Edgar Mitchell, Dave Scott, Charlie Duke, and Gene Cernan — with each astronaut signing near or on the landing site of their respective mission. The charts include:
- First edition lunar chart (March 1966) for “Sabine DM, RLC 9,” scale 1:50,000, signed in the Sea of Tranquility, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.”
- First edition lunar chart (June 1966) for “Euclides P, AIC 76 A,” scale 1:500,000, signed in the Ocean of Storms, “Contact Light!! Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LMP.”
- First edition lunar chart (June 1966) for “Fra Mauro, AIC 76 B,” scale 1:500,000, signed near the Fra Mauro crater, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.”
- Second edition lunar chart (April 1964) for “Montes Riphaeus, LAC 76,” scale 1:1,000,000, signed in the Fra Mauro Highlands, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP.”
- First edition lunar chart (September 1963) for “Montes Apenninus, LAC 41,” scale 1:1,000,000, signed in the Hadley-Apennine region, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.”
- First edition lunar chart (September 1978) for “Theophilus, LM 78,” scale 1:1,000,000, signed near the Descartes Highlands, “‘Hot dog, is this great,’ Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP.”
- First edition lunar chart (May 1965) for “Macrobius, LAC 43,” scale 1:1,000,000, signed near the Littrow crater, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII.”
Rolled and in overall fine condition, with some light edgewear.
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