Digitized Books

Books are displayed in reverse chronological order according to publication date. The books in this list were either published by the LPI, or they are out-of-print books that are still considered to be valuable resources to the planetary science community and therefore have been digitized by the LPI or a partnering organization.

Astronaut Training for Operations in Impact-Cratered Terrains cover

Astronaut Training for Operations in Impact-Cratered Terrains

By David A. Kring
©2023, Lunar and Planetary Institute

Traces of Catastrophe

Traces of Catastrophe

By Bevan M. French
©1998, Lunar and Planetary Institute

The Soviet Reach for the Moon

The Soviet Reach for the Moon

By Nicholas L. Johnson
©1995, Cosmos Books (reprinted with permission from the author)

Antarctic Meteorite Location and Mapping Project

AMLAMP Project

By John Schutt
©1993, Lunar and Planetary Institute

To A Rocky Moon

To a Rocky Moon: A Geologist's History of Lunar Exploration

By Don E. Wilhelms.
©1993, The Arizona Board of Regents.
(reprinted by permission of the University of Arizona Press)

Lunar Sourcebook: A User's Guide to the Moon

Lunar Sourcebook: A User's Guide to the Moon

Edited by Grant H. Heiken, David Vaniman, and Bevan M. French
©1991, Cambridge University Press (reprinted with permission of the publisher)

Moon Trip

Moon Trip: A Personal Account of the Apollo Program and its Science

By Dr. Elbert A. King
©1989, Dr. Elbert A. King (reprinted with permission from the estate of
Dr. Elbert A. King)

The Geologic History of the Moon

The Geologic History of the Moon

By Don E. Wilhelms
©1987, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1348

Dr. Virgil L. Sharpton

Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century

Edited by W. W. Mendell
©1986, Lunar and Planetary Institute

Dr. Paul D. Spudis

Origin of the Moon

Edited by W. K. Hartmann, R. J. Phillips, and G. J. Taylor
©1986, Lunar and Planetary Institute

The Geology of the Terrestrial Planets

The Geology of the Terrestrial Planets

By Michael H. Carr (editor),
R. Stephen Saunders, Robert G. Strom, Don E. Wilhelms
©1984, NASA Special Publication 469

Chondrules and their Origins

Chondrules and Their Origins

Edited by Elbert A. King
©1983, Lunar and Planetary Institute

Planetary Science: A Lunar Perspective

Planetary Science: A Lunar Perspective

By Stuart Ross Taylor
©1982, Lunar and Planetary Institute

Basaltic Volcanism on the Terrestrial Planets

Basaltic Volcanism on the Terrestrial Planets

By members of the Basaltic Volcanism Study Project
©1981, Lunar and Planetary Institute

Lunar Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

Lunar Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

By John Lindsay
©1976, Elsevier
(reprinted with permission of the publisher)

Handbook of Iron Meteorites

HANDBOOK OF IRON METEORITES: Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure

By Vagn F. Buchwald
©1975, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University

Guide to Lunar Orbiter Photographs

Guide to Lunar Orbiter Photographs

By Thomas P. Hansen
©1970, Langley Research Center,
U.S. Government Printing Office

Rectified Luanr Atlas

Rectified Lunar Atlas: Supplement Number Two to the USAF Lunar Atlas

By E. A. Whitaker, G. P. Kuiper, W. K. Hartmann, and L. H. Spradley
©1963, University of Arizona Press

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