Overview
- Focuses on what is still the #1 target for observing, and advises them how amateur astronomers can help in revealing some of the Moon's remaining mysteries
- Synthesizes academic research findings concerning the Moon for a general audience
- Provides finder maps of discussed features for use by amateur astronomers
- Illustrated with spectacular NASA photos that give the latest astounding views of the Moon from missions such as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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About this book
There are still many questions that remain about the Moon, which this book examines. From concentric craters to lunar swirls, water vapor and lunar reverberations on impact, Foster collects it all for a fascinating tour that will illuminate the backyard observer's understanding of this easily viewed, yet also imperfectly understood, celestial object. Data from Apollo and a flotilla of unmanned Moon orbiters, crashers, and landers have all contributed to our understanding of the Moon, but these mysteries linger despite decades of research.
When Project Apollo brought back lunar rocks and soil samples, it opened a new chapter of understanding Earth's lone natural satellite, a process that continues to this day, as old results are revisited and new techniques are used on existing samples. Topics such as the origin, evolution, structure and composition of the Moon, however, are still under debate.
Lunar research is still an active field of study. New technologies make it possible to continue to learn. But even so, the Moon continues to hold tight to some of its oldest and most cherished secrets. Foster examines many of the most interesting puzzles and what has been revealed by exploring them – as well as what questions remain.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modern Mysteries of the Moon
Book Subtitle: What We Still Don’t Know About Our Lunar Companion
Authors: Vincent S. Foster
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22120-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22119-9Published: 30 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-22120-5Published: 13 October 2015
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 363
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Planetology