Title from caption on object: "‘Man in Moon’ Target for Surveyor 2

1966

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of the Moon with marked locations and annotations. The image prominently features the surface of the Moon, showcasing its distinct craters and surface textures. Two locations on the Moon are labeled with "Surveyor 1" dated June 2, 1966, and "Surveyor 2" dated September 23, 1966, along with an area marked "Sinus Medii (Central Bay)."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.7 × 18 cm (8 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.8 × 18 cm (8 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.21.34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Historic Images, Memphis); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center left printed in image: SURVEYOR 1 / JUNE 2, 1966; center right: SURVEYOR 2 / SEPT. 23, 1966; lower center: SINUS MEDII / (Central Bay); on verso, upper right printed in black ink on applied barcode label: historicimages.com / spa91928; by unknown hand, center in blue ink on applied newspaper: Prix[?]; center stamped in red ink on applied newspaper: Spokesman Review / SEP 21 1966; lower center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: [reproduction of image] / 'Man in Moon' Target for Surveyor 2 / Target is a plain in almost the exact center of the moon as seen from the earth.; lower center stamped in red ink: Spokesman Review / SEP 21 1966

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