Table of Contents

Preface.- Chapter 1 Lunar Probes Pave the Way.- Chapter 2 Planning the Apollo Missions Sample Collection and Processing.- Chapter 3 Astronaut Geologic and Sample Collection Training for Missions.- Chapter 4 Apollo Lunar Landing Missions 11, 12, and 14.- Chapter 5 Apollo Lunar Landing Missions 15, 16, and 17.- Chapter 6 Preliminary Sample Findings from the Apollo Missions and Post-Apollo Findings.- End Note.- Appendix: The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries Made During the Apollo Exploration.- Missions to the Moon.- Glossary.- Index. 

About the Author

Anthony Young is the author of “Lunar and Planetary Rovers: The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars,” and “The Saturn V F-1 Engine: Powering Apollo Into History,” both published by Springer/Praxis. He has an Associate's degree in mechanical engineering at Delaware Tech university. He has been a regular contributor to Automobile Quarterly magazine for 30 years. He is currently a contributor to the online weekly “The Space Review.” Young’s most recent contribution to “The Space Review” is a review of Ben Evans book, “At Home in Space” (Springer, 2011).