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[Apollo 12] Surveyor III and the LM Intrepid on the Ocean of Storms. Alan Bean, 14–24 November 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper [NASA image AS12–48-7099]. 25.4×20.3 (10×8 in), with NASA KSC caption dated “11–18-69” on the verso. This photograph of Surveyor III with the Lunar Module in the background documents the first evidence, in one location, of human and robotic exploration on a celestial body. Alan Bean framed this shot from inside Surveyor Crater at a distance of about 15 feet from the robot spacecraft. Block Crater is the small crater at the upper left near the rim of Surveyor Crater. The LM Intrepid, the S-band antenna and the American flag are in the background, about 183 m away. Apollo 12’s assignment was to land the LM near the location of Surveyor III, a picture-taking robot that had landed in the so-called Surveyor Crater thirty months earlier. It was a golden opportunity for NASA engineers to examine spacecraft parts which had been exposed to lunar conditions for a relatively long period of time, information which would someday be of use in designing space stations and lunar bases. Bean and Conrad thoroughly photographed the robot spacecraft for more than 40 minutes. This was the most distant photoshoot in history. From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken: 134:04:46 Conrad: I’ll tell you what. Why don’t you mosey down there and start taking some photographs? 134:04:50 Bean: That’s a good idea. Got your cuff checklist there? 134:04:53 Conrad: Sure. 134:04:54 Bean: Okay. 134:04:56 Conrad: The first thing is photo bay A: (f/)11, 15 feet (focus), one picture. 134:05:03 Bean: 11, 15; let me get it set. 11, 15. Boy, that’s turned just kind of a light tan hasn’t it, Pete? 134:05:11 Conrad: It sure has. 134:05:12 Bean: And some of the things are even a dark brown. 134:05:14 Conrad: Yeah, you’re closer than 15. Don’t go any closer. 134:05:16 Bean: Yeah. Maybe I’d better back up a little. 134:05:17 Conrad: That a boy. Condition Glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:42 pm Estimate 4,000–6,000 DKK
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