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WITH PRESENTATION TO MIKE COLLINS FROM THE AUTHOR LOWMAN, PAUL D., Jr. The Third Planet, Terrestrial Geology in Orbital Photography. Contains over 70 full page photographs of the earth taken in color or B&W, with the majority by Gemini and Apollo crews. Page lay-out provides a detailed description and usually an interpretation map by the author opposite the earth surface image illustrated. Images from Viking 12, Zond 5, Mercury 9, and the Nimbus series are included. 4to, cloth. first edition Zurich, 1972.
Dr. Lowman instructed astronauts prior to launch as to which geologic targets to photograph from space.
Inscribed by the author with: "To Mike Collins, with thanks for some great space photography. Best wishes, Paul D. Lowman, Jr., June 1972." Collins took many of these photographs during Gemini 10 and Apollo 11. Additionally signed by the following astronauts with: "Mercury 9 photos by Gordon Cooper", Gemini 9 photos by Tom Stafford and crew", "Apollo 7 photos by Wally Schirra and crew", "Apollo XI photos by Buzz Aldrin and crew", "Apollo 13 photos by Fred Haise and crew" on the front endpaper.
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