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The Moon, Crater Copernicus
The Moon, Crater Copernicus

The Moon, Crater Copernicus

Artist NASA (American, founded 1958)
Date1966
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches (31.12 x 33.97 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2823
InscribedTitled [see description below] Verso Description: Mountains rising from the flat floor of the crater are 1000 feet high with slopes up to 30 degrees. The 3000 foot high mountain on the horizon is the Gay-Lussac promonotory in the Carpathian Mountains. The rim of the crater is 11,000 feet above the crater floor. From the horizon to the base of the photograph is about 150 miles.
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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print on original mount. Image of the moon, Crater Copernicus. Titled on verso.Exhibition History

Heavens: Photographs of the Sky & Cosmos. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 11 - November 13, 2011, no cat.

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