Luna : the science and stories of our moon /
David A. Aguilar.
- 1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps.
- National Geographic kids .
- National Geographic kids. .
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
First steps on the Moon -- Cosmic chaos -- The evolution of the Moon -- Earth and Moon: compared -- Take me to the dark side -- Other moons -- Moon myths -- Howl if you've heard this one: Moon myths and lunar language -- What's in a name? -- Dreams of early explorers -- Great hoaxes and other real mysteries -- The changing phases of the Moon -- When the tide comes in -- Lunar eclipses -- Solar eclipses -- Life without a moon -- New lands for you to explore -- Lunar features -- Sea of Tranquility; Plato -- Rupes Recta; Montes Apenninus -- Grimaldi; Sinus Iridum -- Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel; Vallis Alpes -- Tycho; Copernicus -- What the Apollo astronauts discovered -- To the Moon and beyond -- All good things must come to an end -- Making the Moon -- Telescope exploration guide -- Drawing the Moon.
Provides facts about the moon, looks at the history of lunar exploration, and examines its place in the human experience.