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Luna the science and stories of our moon

Provides facts about the moon, looks at the history of lunar exploration, and examines its place in the human experience.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Aguilar, David A (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2019]
Series:	National Geographic kids.
Subjects:	Moon > Juvenile nonfiction. Moon > Exploration > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Provides facts about the moon, looks at the history of lunar exploration, and examines its place in the human experience.
Physical Description:	63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
ISBN:	9781426333224 1426333226 9781426333231 1426333234
Author Notes:	DAVID AGUILAR is a naturalist, astronomer, artist, and author of eleven books on space for children. He is the former Director of Science Information for the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and past director of Marketing for Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation. As a member of NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft team, he handled the media coverage of the Pluto flyby. He lives with his wife Astrid outside Aspen, Colorado, where he's built his own research observatory. Asteroid 1990 DA was named in his honor by the International Astronomical Union. Read more about the author at davidaguilar.org.