Lunar Orbiter, Medium Resolution, LO V-24 M-099

1967

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Associated Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artist, American, est. 1958

The image shows an overhead view of a cratered lunar surface. The terrain stretches from the top to the bottom of the frame. Craters of varying sizes and shapes cover the landscape, with large circular depressions and a dense field of smaller ones dotting the surface. The surface texture is depicted using a detailed monochrome palette, highlighting the irregular and rough lunar surface. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between light and shadow to accentuate the depth and texture of the craters.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    3 gelatin silver prints, tape

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 46 × 41.5 cm (18 1/8 × 16 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 54.7 × 48 cm (21 9/16 × 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.21.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX. Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

vertical along left edge printed in negative three times: LO V-24 M-099; by unknown hand, lower left in black ink: BC-170; on verso, lower left stamped in purple ink: SEP 28 1967

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