Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Unknown
- Summary
- The crew of Apollo 8 carried these maps of the lunar surface on their December 1968 mission to orbit the Moon. The maps were prepared specifically for the mission and show various lunar landmarks, along with charts indicating coordinates.
- This booklet was retained following the mission by the Manned Space Flight Center for public display. Ownership was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1977.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19770578001
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Maps (Archives)
- Materials
- Paper
- Ink
- Ferrous Alloy
- Plastic
- Foam
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 23.2 × 2.5 × 27cm, 0.3kg (9 1/8 × 1 × 10 5/8 in., 0.6lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Title
- Maps, Lunar Landmark, Apollo 8
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19770578001
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv950e717ea-d45b-4a6b-8a51-97f765662fe0
