Luna : the science and stories of our moon /
Aguilar, David A.,author.
Provides facts about the moon, looks at the history of lunar exploration, and examines its place in the human experience.
Provides facts about the moon, looks at the history of lunar exploration, and examines its place in the human experience.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
First steps on the Moon -- Cosmic chaos -- The evolution of the Moon -- Earth and Moon: compared -- Take me to the dark side -- Other moons -- Moon myths -- Howl if you've heard this one: Moon myths and lunar language -- What's in a name? -- Dreams of early explorers -- Great hoaxes and other real mysteries -- The changing phases of the Moon -- When the tide comes in -- Lunar eclipses -- Solar eclipses -- Life without a moon -- New lands for you to explore -- Lunar features -- Sea of Tranquility; Plato -- Rupes Recta; Montes Apenninus -- Grimaldi; Sinus Iridum -- Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel; Vallis Alpes -- Tycho; Copernicus -- What the Apollo astronauts discovered -- To the Moon and beyond -- All good things must come to an end -- Making the Moon -- Telescope exploration guide -- Drawing the Moon.
Lunar exploration.