FLOWN Apollo 16 Lunar Orbit Chart chart carried to the lunar

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FLOWN Apollo 16 Lunar Orbit Chart chart carried to the lunar surface. Number 2 of 24 plates comprising the Lunar Orbit Monitor Chart carried aboard Lunar Module "Orion." This chart covers the lunar far side area at approximately 1 degree North to 4 degrees South latitude and between 95 and 99 degrees East longitude. Approximately 7.5x10.5 inches. "Orion" flew over this area approximately 25 minutes prior to Powered Descent Initiation (PDI) engine burn that would lower the LM to the surface. NASA/MSC, 1972

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this chart was a navigational aid which assisted some of the first humans to a landing on another celestial world. it represents a rare artifact of both cartography and human exploration.