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This item SOLD at 2021 Sep 04 @ 17:14UTC+1
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COLLECTION OF 32 STUNNINGLY SHARP ORIGINAL VINTAGE IMAGES OF THE SURFACE OF MARS FROM THE VIKING LANDER MISSIONS -
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (NASA's research and development center, involved in the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft); VIKING LANDERS 1 AND 2 (American space probes sent to Mars, each comprising an orbiter and a lander).
A superb collection of 32 original first generation NASA-printed vintage photographs of Mars taken by NASA's Viking Landers 1 & 2, July-September 1976.
Collection of 32 vintage gelatin silver prints developed and printed by the photographic lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. All with frequency, algorithm and histogram calibration data panels. Most bearing paper maker's repeated mark on rear: 'This paper manufactured by Kodak', otherwise versos blank as issued. Made between 1977 and 1980. Size: three size formats [including any white margins] - oblong panoramic 29.8cm x 12.4cm (5 x 11 in.) [x20] / 25.4cm x 20.3cm (7 ½ x 9 ½ in.) [x5] / 13.2cm x 12.6cm and 11.8cm x 11.6cm (5 x 5 ¼ in.) [x7] .
Near Fine condition. Some light age-toning to rear edges of many photos.
Auction Location:
PO Box 934, Wallsend, NE28 5EQ, United Kingdom
Buyer's Premiums:
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