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[monitorlizard]

Just noticed on the U.S. Amazon.com website that Philip Stooke's soon-to-be-published book is now available for pre-order, with a release date of December 31, 2007:

The International Atlas of Lunar Exploration (400 pages, Cambridge University Press)

Book Description: Bringing together a wealth of information from many sources, including some material never before published, this atlas is a comprehensive reference on lunar exploration. It tells the story of every spacecraft mission to the moon since the dawn of the space age, illustrating each account with a unique combination of maps and annotated photographs. Many of the illustrations were created especially for this atlas, including panoramic photographs from every lunar mission. The missions are listed in chronological order, providing readers with an easy to follow history of lunar missions. Special attention has been given to describing the processes involoved in choosing landing sites for Apollo and its precursors. The atlas also includes missions that were planned but never flown, before looking ahead to future missions as the world's space agencies prepare for a new phase of lunar exploration.

The price is sufficiently hefty that I'm convinced each copy comes with a genuine moon rock.
Actually, this appears to be something really special compared to other books on the subject.

If Dr. Stooke is reading this, I have a question. It looks like this may be an oversized book. Do you know the dimensions?

[djellison]

Are you happy with the way it's come out generaly though - the quality of the figures etc?

Doug