GAGARIN’S GHOST: Surface of the moon, photographed by Apollo 17, 16th December 1972. Western Gagarin Crater, at 22°S 146°E on the lunar farside. Named for Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), the first human in space. Other Soviet cosmonauts are commemorated by craters surrounding the Mare Moscoviense (Sea Of Moscow, 27°N 148°E) including Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Vladimir Komarov, the first person to die as a result of space travel.  Detail of a larger image. Image credit: NASA/JSC/ASU.

GAGARIN’S GHOST: Surface of the moon, photographed by Apollo 17, 16th December 1972.

Western Gagarin Crater, at 22°S 146°E on the lunar farside. Named for Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), the first human in space. Other Soviet cosmonauts are commemorated by craters surrounding the Mare Moscoviense (Sea Of Moscow, 27°N 148°E) including Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Vladimir Komarov, the first person to die as a result of space travel. 

Detail of a larger image.

Image credit: NASA/JSC/ASU.

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