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Alan Shepard or Edgar Mitchell

Crescent Earth rising from behind the rim of the Moon

Apollo 14, January 31-February 9, 1971, orbit 14

Vintage photograph with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso.
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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This superb photograph was taken from the LM prior to descent to the lunar surface with the 60mm lens.
The prominent foreground crater is the 36km Crater Pasteur D located on the eastern rim of Pasteur; the floor of the giant 233-km Crater Pasteur is beyond.

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