Exploring The Moon
The Apollo Expeditions
David M. Harland

‘Man must explore’ Dave Scott
Exploring the Moon - The Apollo Expeditions is a story of one of the great adventures of our time. David Harland concentrates on the final
three lunar landings (Apollos 15, 16 and 17); each of which spent
three days on the Moon and used the famous 'lunar rover' to get around.
He focuses on the exploration carried out by the Apollo astronauts
whilst on the lunar surface and combines the words of the astronauts
themselves with the photographs they took. It is a lunar travelogue,
a minute-by-minute account of what the astronauts did, said and felt,
enhanced by their subsequent reflections.
Although the book can be read just for its description of human
adventure, it also explains how the astronauts worked as the first
extraterrestrial field geologists. New to this edition are
specifically assembled, high-resolution panoramic pictures based on
scans recently released by NASA of the original film. The result is a
stunning impression of the lunar surface. As you read this book, you
will seem to walk with the astronauts as they explore . . .
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.
Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acronyms
- Foreword
- Author's preface
- Acknowledgements
- The Apollo challenge
- The robots
- Magnificent desolation
- 'Pin-point' landing
- Knowledge from the Moon
- The wonder of the unknown at Hadley-Apennine
- Surprise at Descartes-Cayley
- The beautiful valley of Taurus-Littrow
- Luna revival
- Apollo in context
- Spaceflight log
- Lunar landing sites
- Apollo missions, facts and figures
- Apollo lunar samples
- Glossary
- Chronological bibliography
- Index
Extent: xxiv + 403 pages: 300 b&w illustrations, 32 in colour. Page size now 21 x 27.5cm
Binding: paperback
Publication Date: January 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-74638-8

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