The Moon. Observing the Most Familiar and Incredible Object in the Sky

Familiar to everyone, or mysterious and unbelievable? The 29 stories - by the number of moonphases - will most likely lead you to believe that the beautiful silver disk still holds many secrets, despite the fact that people worshiped the moon, idolized it and explored for thousands of years. What hides the back side of the Moon? How are tides, ebbs and earthquakes related? Why does the lunar day lengthen? What were the lunar craters called? Why is there absolute silence on our satellite? This book answers these and many other questions from the fields of lunar physics, history, culture and astronautics.