Moon Globe
date: label: Date made
content: ca. 1969
notes: label: Description
content: Moon globe, made by Replogle Globes, Inc., ca. 1969.
label: Description
content: Globe is metal, six inches in diameter, with topographical lunar features painted on in shades of white, gray and tan. Three lunar landings are located and labeled on the globe:
label: Description
content: "LUNIK 2 - U.S.S.R. - 9/12/59 - First unmanned spacecraft to reach the moon."
label: Description
content: "RANGER 4 - U.S.A. - 4/26/62 - First U.S. unmanned spacecraft to reach the Moon"
label: Description
content: "APOLLO 11 - U.S.A. - 7/20/69 - First manned spacecraft landing"
label: Description
content: This globe also shows newly discovered features on the Moon's "far side."
label: Description
content: Reference: a twelve page booklet came with the globe, written by Robert I. Johnson, The Story of the Moon. The booklet cover shows a view of the moon composed from satellite photographs and carries the notation: "This book dedicated to the Flight of Apollo 8." A copy of the booklet is in the object file.
label: Description
content: Gift of Elton L. Howe in 1990
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0015.01
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0015.01
label: accession number
content: 1990.0015
objectType: label: Object Name
content: globe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 16.7 cm x 17.1 cm; 6 9/16 in x 6 3/4 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 6 3/4 in; 17.78 cm x 17.145 cm