Apollo Over the Moon: A View From Orbit; NASA SP-362

Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office, Washington, DC, 1978

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Oversized (approximately 9.25 inches by 11.75 inches). c, [1], 255, [1] pages. Endpaper maps. Profusely illustrated (many in color). Maps. Appendix. Glossary. References and bibliography. Boards scuffed. Some wear to edges of boards and spine. Photographs from Apollo missions 15 through 17. Fifteen contributors listed on the title page. Man has always wondered and dreamed about the landscape of the distant and intriguing Moon. The first step in deciphering surface details of Earth's only satellite was initiated when Galileo Galilei trained is crude telescope toward our closest neighbor in the sky. A greater step came with the advent of the space age when automated spacecraft telemetered their intelligence to Earth. Yet a longer step was taken by Apollo, when photographic equipment captured the Moon's surface in intimate detail and greater accuracy than ever before. When NASA decided to add the scientific instrument module (SIM) bay to Apollo missions 15 through 17, photography from orbit was high on NASA's list of scientific objectives. The Apollo metric camera system was flown to acquire photographic data with high accuracy to aid the effort of Moon mapping, both for operational reasons and for future study and research. To complement this photography, NASA selected the panoramic camera to provide high-resolution (nearly 1 m) photography of lunar surface features for detailed analysis and photointerpretation. It was NASA's hope that this selection from some 18 000 metric, panoramic, and other camera views of the Moon will inspire further interest in Apollo photographs. Through a better understanding of our neighbors in the solar system, NASA aimed to achieve a better understanding of our own planet, its history, and evolution. Many puzzles remained to be deciphered, mysteries to be unraveled, and secrets to be challenged.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Apollo Over the Moon: A View From Orbit; NASA SP-362
Author
Masursky, Harold (Editor), and Colton, G. W. (Editor), and El-Baz, Farouk
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office, Washington, DC
Publication year
1978
Condition
good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Presumed First Edition, First printing.
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Moon, NASA, Space

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