To a rocky moon : a geologist's history of lunar exploration
When human exploration of the lunar surface began in 1969, it marked not only an unprecedented technological achievement but also the culmination of scientific efforts to understand lunar geology. Memoirs of the Apollo astronauts have preserved the exploratory aspects of these missions; now a geologist who was an active participant in the lunar program offers a detailed historical view of those events - including the pre-Apollo era - from a heretofore untold scientific perspective
History
xx, 477 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9780816510658, 9780816514434, 0816510652, 0816514437
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1. A Quiet Prelude 1892-1957
2. The Quickening Pace 1957-1961
3. The Earthbound View 1961-1963
4. Preparing to Explore 1963-1965
5. The Ranger Transition 1964-1965
6. Back at the Main Event 1965
7. The Glory Days 1966
8. Surveyor and the Regolith 1966-1968
9. The View from Lunar Orbiter 1966-1967
10. Apollo Lifts Off 1967-1969
11. Tranquillity Base 1969
12. A Western Mare? 1969
13. The Best-Laid Plans 1970
14. Promising Fra Mauro 1971
15. Golden Apennine-Hadley 1971
16. Mysterious Descartes 1972
17. Beautiful Taurus-Littrow 1972
18. Debriefing 1973-1984
Appendix 1. Lunar Spaceflights
Appendix 2. Scientific Experiments Carried by Apollo Missions
Appendix 3. Progress Toward Scientific Objectives at Time of Apollo 17 Site Selection
Appendix 4. Geologic Periods and Notable Events in Lunar History