Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions - David M. Harland

Description: Exploring the Moon The Apollo Expeditions by David M. Harland Springer, 2006, 1852330996, Trade Paperback, Fine condition, no marks, no underlining, no highlighting, no creases, like new condition. 411 pages. Exploring the Moon focuses on the exploration carried out by the Apollo astronauts while on the lunar surface, and not on the technology of getting there. It is a story of the great adventure of exploring the Moon, and combines the words of the astronauts themselves with the photographs they took. Exploring the Moon is a lunar travelogue, a minute-by-minute account of what the astronauts did, said and felt, enhanced by their subsequent reflections. As you read this book, you will seem to walk with the astronauts as they explore. David Harland concentrates on the final three Moon landings – Apollos 15, 16 and 17 – each of which spent three days on the lunar surface and used the famous "lunar rover" vehicle to get around. The three missions accounted for three-quarters of all lunar surface activity to date. Although you can read the text for its description of a unique human adventure, the work of the astronauts is related to studies of lunar geology and will enable those interested in planetary geology to understand how a "field trip" on the lunar surface was conducted. There is also a "before and after discussion" of the results of the Apollo programme. Here is a uniquely readable contribution to studies of lunar science. CONTENTS List of illustrations List of tables Foreword Author's preface Acknowledgements List of acronyms 1 The robots The importance of being first Ranger Lunar Orbiter Surveyor Missions accomplished Selecting a landing site 2 Magnificent desolation Eagle's descent Moonwalk! Moonrocks Sense of perspective 3 Tin-point' target Relaxing the pace Need for precision Landing by the Snowman Scientific station Geological traverse Flurry up, and wait Second 'rock fest' 4 From the Moon – Knowledge Satisfying the geologists Cuts Unlucky thirteen Deep sounding Apollo grounded Revised plans Once more Moon-bound Chores Cone Ridge Fra Mauro rocks Big picture Exploration imperative 5 The wonder of the unknown at Hadley-Apennine `Advanced' mission Skimming the mountains Site survey A good night's sleep Venturing out Wheels Across the plain On the rille Elbow St George Heading home Frustrations The long drive Working on the slope Spur's treasure Tantalising Dune Journey's end The saga of the drill Racing west On the rim Final act No longer unknown Apennine Front Rille and plain Appenine Bench North Complex Seismic network Lunar 'heat engine' 6 Surprise at Descartes-Cayley Quest Perfect place Better late than never Plan in tatters Beautiful rocks Deploying the ALSEP Flag and Spook Plum Buster Heading south Stone Mountain Lower slope Sampling South Ray To North Ray Biggest boulder Shadow Rock Back to the drawing board New seismic insight 7 The beautiful valley of Taurus-Littrow Dilemma Geologist-astronaut Multiplicity of objectives Routine landing First impressions All in all, a good start Dash south Somewhere near Steno's Crater Back home Breaking records Longest run Light mantle Sampling the talus Back down the scarp Trials and tribulations 'Holy Grail'? Camelot's boulders The geology of Tracy's Rock Another piece of the puzzle Sculptured Hills Mysterious Van Serg Hidden valley So much for the fumerole The Tycho link? Christmas finale 8 Luna revival Samplers Lunokhods Missed opportunities 9 Apollo in context Ground truth Remote sensing Synergy Lost `I'-missions For a few dollars more NASA's assessment Starting over 10 The Prospectors Galileo Clementine Albedo map Basins Gravity survey Mineralogy Volatiles Lunar Prospector Water! What next? Appendix Apollo lunar samples Glossary Chronological bibliography Apollo lunar explorers Afterword Index nthdegree books

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