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Prologue: A History Of Man's Quest To The Stars -- The Solar System -- Meteorites: Samples Of The Universe -- The Origin Of Planets -- An Earth's Eye View Of The Moon -- Previews Of The Lunar Surface -- Impact Cratering -- Lunar Igneous Processes -- Mapping The Moon -- Man On The Moon -- The Scientific Payoff From The Lunar Samples -- Mars, Venus, And The Planets Beyond -- Epilogue: What Does It All Mean? Nicholas M. Short. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 335-346.