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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300387303321

Autore

Chen James L

Titolo

How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites / / by James L. Chen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-06456-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, , 1431-9756

Disciplina

559.91

Soggetti

Astronomy

Astronomy—Observations

Planetary science

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Popular Science in Astronomy

Planetology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What You Need to Know About the Moon -- What You Need to Know About Telescopes -- Apollo 11 -- Apollo 12 -- Apollo 13 -- Apollo 14 -- Apollo 15 -- Apollo 16 -- Apollo 17 -- Ranger -- Surveyor -- Crash Sites of Saturn Third Stage and LM Ascent Stages -- The Moon, Mars and the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is for anyone who wants to be able to connect the history of lunar exploration to the Moon visible above. It addresses what Apollo equipment and experiments were left behind and what the Apollo landings sites look like now. Each Apollo mission is examined in detail, with photos that progressively zoom-in to guide the reader in locating the Apollo landing sites. Guided by official NASA photographs from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the original Apollo missions, the reader can view the Moon with a new appreciation of the accomplishment of landing astronauts on its surface.  Countless people have gazed at the Moon in the night sky knowing the successes of the Apollo Program in landing men on the Moon. After the information in this guide, casual and serious observers can actually point out where the Apollo landings occurred as well as knowing why those sites were



chosen.