David Harland opens with a review of the robotic probes, namely the
Rangers which returned television before crashing into the Moon,
the Surveyors which 'soft landed' in order to investigate the
nature of the surface, and the Lunar Orbiters which mapped
prospective Apollo landing sites. He then outlines the historic
landing by Apollo 11 in terms of what was discovered, and how over
the next several missions the program was progressively geared up
to enable the final three missions each to spend three days on
comprehensive geological investigations. He concludes with a review
of the robotic spacecraft that made remote-sensing observations of
the Moon. Although aimed at the enthusiast, and can be read as an
adventure in exploration, the book develops the scientific theme of
lunar geology, and therefore will be of use as background reading
for undergraduate students of planetary sciences. In addition, with
the prospect of a resumption of human missions, it will help
journalists understand what Apollo achieved after the 'flags and
footprints' of the Apollo 11 landing in July1969 and will
commemorate the fortieth anniversary of that momentous event.
Highlighted as a "Commemorative Edition" on the cover, this
second edition will have a new Foreword by one of the original
astronauts and a short extra section at the end previewing the
prospect of a renewal of human exploration of the Moon. It will
include new extra high quality graphics which are only now
available and 32 pages of colour illustrations.
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