Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: The Geologic History of the Moon - Comprehensive Review of Lunar Science and Evolution Based on Photogeologic Observations and Lunar Sample Analysis
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PublisherProgressive Management
ISBN / ASINB00U8Z0YBC
ISBN-13978B00U8Z0YB8
Sales Rank2,356,671
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This unique print replica reproduction presents a special and well-regarded U.S. Geological Survey/NASA Professional Paper with a comprehensive review of lunar science and evolution based on photogeologic observations and lunar sample analysis.
This volume presents a model for the geologic evolution of the Moon that has emerged mainly from this integration of photogeologic stratigraphy and sample analysis. Other aspects of the vast field of lunar science are discussed here only insofar as they pertain to the evolution of visible surface features. Chemical data obtained by remote sensing supplement the photogeologic interpretations of some geologic units, and geophysical data obtained both from lunar orbit and on the surface constrain hypotheses of the origin of many internally generated structures and deposits. This volume is written primarily for geoscientists and other planetologists who have examined some aspect of lunar or planetary science and who want a review of lunar science from the viewpoint of historical geology. It should also provide a useful summary for the advanced student who is conversant with common geologic terms. It may, furthermore, interest the geologist who has not studied the Moon but who wishes to see how his methodology has been applied to another planet. The volume's organization reflects the stratigraphic practice of first identifying and interpreting geologic units, then ranking them in chronologic sequence over the whole planet. Chapter 1 presents what may be considered the raw data by briefly describing the major surface and subsurface lunar features and defining some common terms. Chapter 2 explains the general philosophy of stratigraphy by showing how it has been applied to some critical past and contemporary lunar problems. Chapters 3 through 6 are devoted to the four major classes of lunar features-craters, basins, maria, and tectonic structures-with emphasis on craters and basins. These four chapters contain descriptions and interpretations that apply to the rest of the volume; except for some new hypotheses concerning basin origin and lithospheric thickness, these chapters are based mostly on existing literature and should be of use mainly to the reader unfamiliar with lunar geology. The rest of this volume is organized around the dimension of time. Chapter 7 reviews general guidelines for ranking lunar deposits in order of relative age. Chapters 8 through 13 trace the histories of the craters, basins, and igneous materials belonging to each of the six main divisions of the lunar stratigraphic column. These six chapters constitute the core of the original contribution of this volume and contain information for all of its intended audience.
This volume presents a model for the geologic evolution of the Moon that has emerged mainly from this integration of photogeologic stratigraphy and sample analysis. Other aspects of the vast field of lunar science are discussed here only insofar as they pertain to the evolution of visible surface features. Chemical data obtained by remote sensing supplement the photogeologic interpretations of some geologic units, and geophysical data obtained both from lunar orbit and on the surface constrain hypotheses of the origin of many internally generated structures and deposits. This volume is written primarily for geoscientists and other planetologists who have examined some aspect of lunar or planetary science and who want a review of lunar science from the viewpoint of historical geology. It should also provide a useful summary for the advanced student who is conversant with common geologic terms. It may, furthermore, interest the geologist who has not studied the Moon but who wishes to see how his methodology has been applied to another planet. The volume's organization reflects the stratigraphic practice of first identifying and interpreting geologic units, then ranking them in chronologic sequence over the whole planet. Chapter 1 presents what may be considered the raw data by briefly describing the major surface and subsurface lunar features and defining some common terms. Chapter 2 explains the general philosophy of stratigraphy by showing how it has been applied to some critical past and contemporary lunar problems. Chapters 3 through 6 are devoted to the four major classes of lunar features-craters, basins, maria, and tectonic structures-with emphasis on craters and basins. These four chapters contain descriptions and interpretations that apply to the rest of the volume; except for some new hypotheses concerning basin origin and lithospheric thickness, these chapters are based mostly on existing literature and should be of use mainly to the reader unfamiliar with lunar geology. The rest of this volume is organized around the dimension of time. Chapter 7 reviews general guidelines for ranking lunar deposits in order of relative age. Chapters 8 through 13 trace the histories of the craters, basins, and igneous materials belonging to each of the six main divisions of the lunar stratigraphic column. These six chapters constitute the core of the original contribution of this volume and contain information for all of its intended audience.
