Trouble was, Bonestell (like everybody else) assumed that because there
was
no weather on the Moon, it would have high, sharp mountain peaks. That
turned out not to be the case.

He also assumed more interesting areas for the landings while Apollo
selected flatter, safer sites. The high f/No of the camera to compensate for
the bright surface also ment that the stars were not visible on the film.
Maybe someone should have thought of shooting the ground and sky
independently and splicing them in the printing.

I think the opposite is true for Mars where I remember rolling deserts and
nothing as interesting as we now know.


Val Kraut