Apollo Zone Film Chart

Sale 1967 - Lot 190

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INSCRIBED BY 3 ASTRONAUTS Apollo Zone Film Chart. Approximately 11x52 inches, scale 1:2,500,000. Focused on the lunar equatorial area: 45 degrees W to 45 degrees E longtitude and 5 degrees north and south from the equator. This "Apollo Zone" consisted of 7 areas along the equator designed to provide flexibility to make a landing considering issues such as terrain safety, launch date, sunlight angle, and earth return. Apollo 11 landed at Site 2 and Apollo 12 at Site 7. The Apollo 14 site was updated based on science and engineering experience gained from the previous two landings. For the Mapping Science Laboratory at NASA/MSC by the Army Map Service

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Inscribed, "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI, 7-20-69", "Ocean of Storms, Alan Bean, Apollo XII LMP, Nov 69", and "Fra Mauro, Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP, 2/71" near each astronauts' landing area. The astronauts have also marked their exact landing area with either an "X" or a circle.