Carte photographique de la lune, planche XXIII.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XXIII.A)

Charles le Morvan

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of the moon's surface. It showcases its cratered landscape with high contrast and detailed features. The image displays numerous craters and rough terrain, capturing a part of the lunar surface in top-down perspective. Various textures and depths created by impacts on the moon's crust are visible. Sparse text and markings are present on the border, providing information about the image's origin and geographical coordinates on the lunar surface.