The Once and Future Moon

by Spudis Pd

Describes the scientific legacy of the 1960's Apollo landings as well as the 1994 Clementine mission, which led to the 1st global mapping of the moon & unexpected discovery of ice in areas near the South Pole.
Preface
To Study the Moon
The World of the Moon
The Exploration of the Moon
A Fall of Moondust: The Regolith
The Fire Inside: Volcanism & Tectonism in the Maria
The Terrae: Formation & Evolution of the Crust
Whence the Moon?
A Return to the Moon
Why? Four Reasons to Return to the Moon
How? Steps in the Exploration & Use of the Moon
When? What's Holding Us Back?
A1 Basic Data about the Moon
A2 Robotic Missions to the Moon
A3 Human Missions to the Moon
A4 Conversion of Units: Metric to English
A5 Moon Places: Museums, Visitor's Centers & Worthwhile Places to Visit
Glossary: People, Places & Terms
A Lunatic's Library: An Annotated Bibliography of Important Books, Articles & Videos about the Moon
Index

Genres: Science, Astronomy, Space

320 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1996

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 2 out of 5]

A geologist's guide to the Moon and why America should go back. As I read it, I realized that a geologist is probably a good guide to the moon, since there's not much there besides rocks and rock features ("scarps," "rilles"). I skimmed some of the reasons on why we know what we know about the Moon so I could get to some the Moon's unsolved mysteries (e.g., the Reiner Gamma).

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very accessible book written by the best planetary geologist around. If you want to know anything about the Moon this is the book to have.

[Maark Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Most accessible book on moon geology.