504 a
David Scott, or James Irwin

The southeastern shore of the Sea of Serenity near the future Apollo 17 Taurus-Littrow landing site seen from the LM descending to the lunar surface

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 13

Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS15-87-11707” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

504 b
David Scott, or James Irwin

Vertical view of the Hadley-Apennine landing site seen from the LM during descent to the lunar surface

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 13, 102:38:00 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption numbered “AS15-87-11720” and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso

504 c
David Scott, or James Irwin

The Earth seen from the LM descending to the lunar surface

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 13

Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS15-87-11722” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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Lot Essay

504 a
The LM was at a low altitude of 15km when the crew took this photograph looking south west with the 60mm lens. Littrow mountains are visible in the left background. Latitude / longitude: 22 N 30 E.
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504 b
The astronauts took this picture as the crew were at an altitude of about 12 km over the landing site with the 60mm lens.
The 2.4 km St George Crater (bottom left) is next to meandering Hadley Canyon. The 800-m Pluton Crater in the North Complex is at the bottom right of the frame.

504 c
“The flights have given us a chance to get away from the Earth and look back to see what a finite object the Earth is, smaller than we ever imagined. Even in terms of other planets, we’re sitting here on a pretty small island. I think the environmental thrust we’re going through is kind of a result of that. We realize now that the atmosphere around us is very fragile and thin, and we have to do what we can to protect it,” said Alfred Worden (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 108).