Surface Views

As technologies advanced, the Moon shifted from a subject of wonder and speculation to one of direct scientific study. Drawings, prints, and photographs carefully recorded its craters, shadows, mountains, and seas. Artists and scientists collaborated to visually document the lunar surface, producing works that transformed observation into knowledge and reshaped how we view our celestial neighbor.

The Moon
The Moon
Copernicus
Copernicus
Observation of the Moon
Observation of the Moon
Lunar Planisphere, Hypothetical Oblique Light
Lunar Planisphere, Hypothetical Oblique Light
The Moon
The Moon
Full Moon
Full Moon
Lunar Photograph, South Pole
Lunar Photograph, South Pole