The Moon in the Post-Apollo Era

The aim of the present book will be to summarize the results of the space exploration of the Moon in the past fifteen years -culminating in the manned Apollo missions of 1969-1972 -on the background of our previous acquaintance with our satellite made in the past by astronomical observations at a di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kopal, Zdenek
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1974, 1974
Edition:1st ed. 1974
Series:Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Exploration of the Moon by Spacecraft
  • 2 Manned Exploration: Apollo (1969–1972)
  • 3 Basic Facts: Distance, Size and Mass
  • 4 Shape and Gravitational Field of the Moon
  • 5 Internal Structure of the Moon
  • 6 Morphology of Lunar Formations
  • 7 Surface Structure and Chemical Composition
  • 8 Stratigraphy and Chronology of the Lunar Surface
  • 9 Lunar Exosphere
  • 10 Origin and Evolution of the Moon
  • Name Index