Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions (Springer-Praxis Books)

From the reviews "A detailed guide to what the astronauts did during their stays on the lunar surface. Walk(s) the reader through the prospecting excursions and then incorporate(s) decades of subsequent analysis to put the explorations of dust, rocks, craters, and rilles into geologic context." SKY & TELESCOPE FROM THE REVIEWS: LUNAR & PLANETARY INFORMATION BULLETIN "EXPLORING THE MOON is very well illustrateda ]All aficionados of the Apollo program will find much to appreciate in [this book].a "a ]this is an interesting account of one of the most extraordinary decades in historya ]a very different book. David Harland probably knows more about the nuts and bolts of the Russian and American space programs than any other author and it shows.a From the reviews "A detailed guide to what the astronauts did during their stays on the lunar surface. Walk(s) the reader through the prospecting excursions and then incorporate(s) decades of subsequent analysis to put the explorations of dust, rocks, craters, and rilles into geologic context." SKY & TELESCOPE FROM THE REVIEWS: LUNAR & PLANETARY INFORMATION BULLETIN "EXPLORING THE MOON is very well illustrated???All aficionados of the Apollo program will find much to appreciate in [this book].??? "???this is an interesting account of one of the most extraordinary decades in history???a very different book. David Harland probably knows more about the nuts and bolts of the Russian and American space programs than any other author and it shows.???

If you have ever asked yourself What did the astronauts do on the lunar surface? What did they say while they were there? What did they photograph? How did their discoveries alter our understanding of lunar geology? Will we ever go back to the moon? If so, Exploring the Moon is the book for you. This unique insight into the three Apollo missions (15, 16 and 17) answers all these questions and much more. Using the actual transcripts of what the astronauts said to each other whilst carrying out their duties, and numerous photographs taken at each step of the exploration, this book provides a graphic illustration of what can arguably be described as Mankinds greatest feat of exploration.