Object Details
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak Company
Summary
This plastic cover shielded the dual lenses of the 35mm lunar stereo camera that was used to take pairs of close-up photographs of the lunar surface. The cover was removed before the camera’s base was placed on the Moon's surface and the trigger under the handle pulled. The camera would photograph the area beneath its lenses. The resulting photographs would give a three dimensional or stereoscopic effect when placed in a special viewer.
NASA transferred this lens cover to the Smithsonian in 1971.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19720842001
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Aluminum, Paint, Velcro, Adhesive
Dimensions
3-D: 0.6 x 15.9cm (1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19720842001