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SURVEYOR VI: launched on 7 November 1967 – Set of 6 photogra…
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97
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SURVEYOR VI: launched on 7 November 1967 – Set of 6 photogra…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
SURVEYOR VI: launched on 7 November 1967 – Set of 6 photographs.
- 1 JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) colour photograph, 20 x 25 cm, of a Surveyor. Uncaptioned photograph no. 211 916 BC.
- 1 black-and-white photograph, 20 x 25 cm, of a Surveyor leg fitted with a magnetic system for analysing the lunar soil. Captioned photograph from the Hughes Aircraft Company, no. 4S00472.
-1 black-and-white photograph, 20 x 25 cm, showing the internal structure of Surveyor VI. Captioned photograph from the Hughes Aircraft Company, unnumbered.
-1 black-and-white photograph, 20 x 25 cm, of the folded arm of a Surveyor prototype’s shovel. No caption.
-1 black-and-white photograph, 20 x 25 cm, of a bowl-shaped crater caused by the probe’s landing. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm × 25 cm) captioned on the reverse, bearing the number 67-H-1646.
-1 photograph of the Alpha instrument deployed on the Moon, which studies the chemical composition of the lunar soil. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm × 25 cm) captioned on the reverse, bearing the number 67-H-1647.
SURVEYOR PROGRAMME – The programme comprised seven Surveyor probes (30 May 1966 to 20 February 1968). Surveyor 1 was the first American probe to land on the Moon. In total, five Surveyor probes landed on the Moon and transmitted some 86,326 images and data from our satellite (Surveyor 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7). Surveyor 2 and 4, however, crashed on the Moon.
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About the sale
SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS: NASA photos, models, documents, etc.
Auction location
Auction time
07/09/2026 at 6:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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