LUNAR
ATLASES
Lunar & Planetary Institute
Collection of lunar photography and cartography with images from the Ranger, Lunar Orbiter, and Apollo missions. Also includes planning charts, geologic, shaded relief, and topographic maps.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_atlases/
VIEWS OF THE
SOLAR
SYSTEM THE
MOON
Los Alamos National Laboratory
One of the premier sites for lunar information.
http://www.solarviews.com/
WHERE
NO
MAN HAS
GONE
BEFORE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA History Office documentation of the Apollo program. Roughly half the text is
devoted to preparations for the lunar landings, with the remainder of the book
detailing lunar explorations that followed Apollo 11.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4214/cover.html
APOLLO:
A RETROSPECTIVE
ANALYSIS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA History Office study commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Apollo 11 lunar landing. Analyzes the progress of Apollo during the 1960s
and 1970s.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/cover.html
CHARIOTS FOR
APOLLO
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA History Office site tells the story of the development of the Apollo Command
and Service Modules and the people who designed and built them.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/cover.html
LUNAR
PROSPECTOR
NASA Ames Research Center
Describes the most recent mission the Moon. Includes information on Moon
mythology, a lunar exploration timeline, and an extensive lunar data archive.
http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/
THE
FACE OF THE
MOON:
GALILEO TO
APOLLO
Linda Hall Library
Excellent exhibition of pre-Apollo rare documents and images, for those interested
in the history of lunar exploration. Includes imagery from Galileo and the Paris
Atlas.
http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/moon/index.html
EXPLORING THE
MOON
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Overview of lunar exploration including a large section on the Apollo program as
well as information and links to other mission information sites.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/moon.html
LUNAR
SAMPLES
NASA Johnson Space Center
Brief discussion of the lunar samples. Includes the results of sample studies and
a virtual tour of the sample laboratory.
http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/index.cfm
THE
APOLLO
PROGRAM
National Air and Space Museum
Fun site, full of historic tidbits of information. Great imagery, spacecrafts,
launch facilities, rockets, etc. Short history in text and imagery of each
mission.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm
ICE ON THE
MOON
National Space Science Data Center
Includes good imagery and links to latest lunar missions. Timely information about
the significance of ice on the Moon. Includes NASA press release announcing the
discovery of ice on the Moon.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ice/ice_moon.html
MOON
INFORMATION
National Space Science Data Center
Collection of interesting sites divided by planet information, mission
information, future missions, and a long list of other lunar sites.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/moonpage.html
LUNAR
EXPLORATION
TIMELINE
National Space Science Data Center
Site gives timeline of the exploration of the Moon with links to the data returned
from the missions.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/lunartimeline.html
MOON
INFORMATION
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Small amount of general information. Good links to other sites of interest,
including a Clementine mission image site and lunar images from the Galileo
mission.
http://wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/USGSFlag/Space/wall/moon.html
SOLAR
SYSTEM
GUIDE
THE
MOON
University of Texas
Excellent page for general public use. Nice imagery, good text, and an abundance
of Moon facts.
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/earth_and_moon.html
MOON
NOMENCLATURE
GAZETTEER
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
A listing of lunar features and their locations, with an introduction
page.
http://wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/USGSFlag/Space/nomen/moon/moonTOC.html
THE
NINE
PLANETS
THE
MOON
University of Arizona
One of the best sites on the Internet for lunar information. Excellent for the
general public. Includes good imagery, great text, and lots of interesting links
to other great sites.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html
APOLLO:
EXPEDITIONS TO THE
MOON
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Covers the Apollo program from the planning stages through Apollo 17 and includes
the objectives and accomplishments of each mission.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/cover.html
APOLLO
LUNAR
SURFACE
JOURNAL
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Transcripts of the conversations between the Apollo mission surface crews and
Mission Control in Houston.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/
APOLLO
OVER THE
MOON:
A VIEW
FROM
ORBIT
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Includes selected photographs of the Moon taken by the Apollo metric camera
systems.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/cover.htm
AN
ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE
APOLLO
PROGRAM
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A listing of works judged to be most essential for researchers seeking to learn
more about the history of the Apollo program.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollobib/cover.html
PROJECT
APOLLO
DRAWINGS AND
TECHNICAL
DIAGRAMS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A nice selection of illustrations of the different components of the Apollo
spacecraft.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/diagrams/apollo.html
LUNAR
METEORITES
University of Washington in St. Louis
A brief overview of the lunar meteorites and their properties.
http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html
THE
APOLLO
PROGRAM
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A list of links to NASA and non-NASA Web sites with Apollo information including
such things as press kits and anniversary sites.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/apollo.html
Lunar and Planetary Institute, April 1998