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July 20, 09:53 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
LUNAR GLOBE
REPLOGLE LUNAR GLOBE. USA, CA 1972
A 12 inch ♑diameter lunar globe, 180 mi. per inch scale. Two sets of 12 thick printed glossy paper goreಞs over pasteboard, each pole with metal pin. Landing sites up to Apollo 17 printed.
SIGNED and INSCRIBED by a MOONWALKER from each lunar landed mission: "BUZZ ALDRIN | APOLLO XI" over the Sea of Tranquility; "ALAN BEAN | APOLLO 12" over the Sea of Rains; "EDGAR MITCHELL | APOLLO 14" with an arrow pointing to Fra Mauro; "DAVE SCOTT | APOLLO 15 CDR" over the Marsh of Decay; "CHARLIE DUKE | APOLLO 16" over the Sea of Vapors; and "GENE CERNAN | APOLLO XVII" over the Sea of Crises.
Only 12 men have ever walked on the𝓀 lunar surface, kicking up moondust as t✃hey marked their place in history.