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  Light Spots Position of the Lunar Terminator Lunar Elements Alphabetical List of Formations INTRODUCTION


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id: 16457
title: All Around the Moon
author: Verne, Jules
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  "Friend Ardan," quietly observed Barbican, "my stakes are deposited in "Barbican is all right, Captain," answered Ardan quietly, but still "What do you mean, Barbican!" asked Ardan, hardly believing his ears. looked like a dusky moon, but the side turned towards the Earth blazed "True," replied Barbican, "but if the Earth had been Full, the Moon the Moon, the long Lunar night will give us plenty of time to gaze our "Nearly four times as far," said Barbican; "still, as the Moon''s orbit Whilst Ardan and the Captain were arguing the point, Barbican began point once passed, the Projectile would reach the Moon''s surface by "Friend Michael," said Barbican, "if the Moon is inhabited at all, her "Let friend Michael speak," said Barbican, with a smile, to the Captain; surface of the Moon has been often remarked;" observed Barbican, "but "Look here, Barbican and M''Nicholl!" cried Ardan, at last making himself


id: 17712
title: The Moon: A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features
author: Elger, Thomas Gwyn
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  Originating at a little crater under the northeast wall of great ring-plain Posidonius, it follows a winding course HAHN.--A ring-plain, 46 miles in diameter, with a fine central mountain GAUSS.--A large, and nearly circular walled-plain, 111 miles in diameter, MOIGNO.--A ring-plain with a dark floor, adjoining the last on the N.E. There is a conspicuous little crater in the interior. the floor, which contains a large bright central mountain and two craters TIMAEUS.--A very bright ring-plain, 22 miles in diameter, with walls BIANCHINI.--A fine ring-plain, about 18 miles in diameter, on the N.E. side of the Sinus Iridum, surrounded by the lofty mountains defining the ring-plain, nearly central, and a large number of little craters and There is a small crater a few miles S.E. of it, among the bright little mountains which flank this formation. wall is a bright ring-plain with a lofty border and a central mountain.


id: 27228
title: Moon Lore
author: Harley, Timothy
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  moon, King of night and husband of the sun, faithlessly loves the Soon the sun, moon, and stars, as bright lights attract his eyes, as we imagines the sun and moon to be reflections of the God of light, and times, our people were fond of calling the sun and moon _frau still, to call the moon a man and to worship him as a god. light of Israel," says that the Zabaists not only worshipped the moon his hands at sight of the new moon, and says a prayer." [156] Moon-worship in China is of ancient origin, and exists in our own Shan says they represent ''the sun, moon, and stars,'' and that the But he was right in calling the sun and moon the first gods of Hence the saying, ''no moon, no man.'' In 8. _The Man in the Moon_, London, 1827(?).


id: 31327
title: Master of the Moondog
author: Mullen, Stanley
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  Tod Denver glared at Charley, who was a moondog and looked like one, But Tod Denver had won Charley in a crap game at Crystal City; and Charley liked Denver too well to put up with less interesting effort, so Denver merely sighed and made a face at Charley. "Charley, my moondog," Denver explained. Maybe if he looked into those old Martian workings, the money would be The girl went ahead, and Denver followed, regretting his politeness Darbor''s face lighted like a flaming sunset in the cloud-canopy of Big Ed Caltis stood behind Denver''s chair. Denver began a long bill of particulars against Big Ed Caltis of Tod Denver and Darbor threaded their way through Denver dumped them outside, helped Darbor up and closed the It was not fun for Tod Denver and Darbor. Like avenging angels, Denver and Darbor charged together down the Denver went back to Charley.


id: 23791
title: Scrimshaw
author: Leinster, Murray
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  Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of Nowadays, by the Big Crack, Pop wasn''t so insistent on seeing Sattell, At such times Pop hardly thought of Sattell. Even when Sattell--whimpering--signed up for Lunar City, Pop tracked Sometimes, in the shack on the far side of the Moon, Pop Young had odd the Moon Pop kept a waiting cannister on a shelf in his tiny dome, But not Pop. He''d come to the Moon in the first place because Sattell Working on his memories, one day Pop made a little sketch. and Sattell and Pop Young''s missing years. It didn''t seem to have anything to do with Pop or with Sattell. knocking about Pop Young''s shack in cannisters containing a hundred Pop reached the dust-heap which was his shack and went in the air lock. the ship on the landing strip would destroy shack and Pop and the colony


id: 12901
title: The Moon-Voyage
author: Verne, Jules
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  As soon as Barbicane had invented a new projectile, Nicholl invented a and Barbicane in Nicholl''s dreams appeared like a projectile which the secretary of the Gun Club heard Barbicane and Nicholl accept Michel Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl awaited with the most lively These audacious travellers, Michel Ardan, President Barbicane, and FROM 10.20 P.M. TO 10.47 P.M. When ten o''clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said Whilst Michel Ardan was talking thus, Barbicane and Nicholl were making "And then," said Michel Ardan, "friend Nicholl has lost his two Michel Ardan talked sometimes to Barbicane, who did not answer much, to Barbicane''s and Nicholl''s were always serious, Michel Ardan''s always Captain Nicholl appeared as Barbicane''s enemy, and Michel Ardan''s "Well, Barbicane," then said Michel, "should you like to know what I "Answer, Citizen Barbicane," said Michel Ardan. Barbicane, Michel Ardan, Nicholl, and the delegates of the Gun Club


id: 7089
title: The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon
author: Defoe, Daniel
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  thing in the Nature of his Country-men which secur''d them from the The hot Men of the Solunarian Church were for knocking the Crolians all the Great Men of the Nation, tho'' Solunarians, yet that were Forces of the new Prince, for all the Solunarian Church joyn''d with that Time, with what Fury the hot Men of the Solunarian Church acted Nor is this all, for as a great many of these Solunarian Church-Men ''Tis true these were great things, but ''twas thought all this might the banish''d King, how impolitick these high Solunarian Church-men Solunarian Church Men had laid for the Ruin of the Crolians Interest, The Crolians in the Moon are Men of large Souls, and Generously stand Solunarian Church and the Crolian Dissenters in the World of the Senseless Thing, to make a Man a King of a Country he has not one


id: 7473
title: Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds
author: Rockwood, Roy
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  "Well, what do you think of it, Mark?" asked Jack Darrow, as he laid "All right; laugh if you want to," said Jack sturdily, "but the time Professor Amos Henderson and the two lads, Mark Sampson and Jack Mark and Jack, on their return, told Professor Henderson and the German "Mark," said Jack in a low voice, as they followed the two scientists, Isn''t Mark home?" cried Jack, starting back in alarm. "Can''t you tell us more about what happened?" asked Jack, for Mark was "Come on, Mark, and help," cried Jack, looking toward the projectile, "Then may Mark, Andy and I see if we can find this man?" asked Jack. "Mark!" cried Jack, pointing at the prisoner, "look!" "Steer straight ahead!" called Professor Henderson to Mark and Jack, Mark and Jack sat for a few minutes in the pilot-house, looking out Mark and Jack took their places beside the Cardite motor, which was


id: 37448
title: Comet''s Burial
author: Gallun, Raymond Z.
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  research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. page 62 original: Many hours later, and may miles farther changed to: Many hours later, and many miles farther page 69 no change: Embitted, there was no warmth in Copeland retained Embitted


id: 41029
title: The Moon Destroyers
author: Ruch, Monroe K.
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  Holden grasped Professor Erickson firmly by the arm and hurried him to "But, Captain," Holden asked, "how did you know that I was head of the Holden and Erickson stood in the bow of the _San Francisco_, watching "Captain Linet," Holden ordered, "start a search of the ship. Erickson departed with Captain Linet, and Holden remained in the pilot room, helping Edwards work the ship onward. It was the man who had come up to the Captain while Holden and Erickson Holden called a meeting of the ship commanders in the pilot "Every man in space suits," Holden ordered. Captain Linet entered at that moment, and with him Professor Erickson. At short range, Holden, Linet, and Erickson opened with the three Holden sighted Captain Linet hurrying toward them. would carry his voice, he shouted, "_Ganymede_, _Los Angeles_, Holden part of the moon was visible, and for the first time Holden realized the


id: 32654
title: Project Hush
author: Tenn, William
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  And I, Colonel Benjamin Rice, first commanding officer of Army Base No. 1 on the Moon, dragged crate after enormous crate out of the ship on my into Phase Two. Monroe and I started work on building the dome. meat for the report which Monroe was to carry back to Army HQ on Earth. Both Tom and Monroe were calling me Colonel in every observing Tom''s scout-ship--or they do not know we are here. designate landing the single-seater, coming upon the dome by foot, and Tom and hated myself for picking Monroe to do the job. I had to tell Tom to blast off, I''d probably be sitting here in the dome After capturing Monroe, whatever''s in that other dome Two hours later, the scout ship landed near the dome. and, from where I stood in the open door of our dome, I saw Monroe come Monroe just leaned back against the side of the dome.


id: 32903
title: The Victor
author: Walton, Bryce
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  Underground fools any good." The Manager studied Marquis with detached As he drifted through the machine tooled nightmare, Marquis knew _what_ That was all of life, and after a while Marquis knew, a Marquis felt deep lancing pain as he tried to resist the bells. time the bells rang and a prisoner didn''t respond properly, invisible Marquis sat on his bed, eating, while the bells of eating rang across Marquis said, "I don''t think there''s a prisoner here who doesn''t want to "A man''s life at least is his own," Marquis said. And then in the dark, in absolute silence, Marquis moved a little. This time he knew at once that the twisting body in the steaming pain, But a guard appeared, a cold-faced man who guided Marquis back to During an eating period, Marquis said to 4901. At the end of that work period, Marquis returned to his cell. dark, Marquis knew.


id: 40961
title: Luna Escapade
author: Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne)
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  landing on Luna, Pete Dudley sat at the controls of the rocket freighter Slim and about five-feet-four, she looked like a nice little girl making _And her hair isn''t naturally ash-blonde_, Dudley thought. "Yeah, sure," said Dudley. "I sober fast," said Dudley. Dudley thanked him and went off to contact Fisher. Dudley smiled at Mrs. Fisher and was introduced to the red-haired girl who were to be his crew, Dudley spent a lot of time with Eileen. "May I have a word with you, Dudley?" Kathi asked, coming across the "Take an eclipse on that," said Dudley with a flat sweep of his hand. said Dudley disgustedly. hand over her mouth, for when Dudley looked back, they were rounding a "Fine!" said Dudley. "She didn''t look to me like a typist," objected Dudley. "Blood-suckers!" said Dudley. "All right," said Fisher. "I found a good place," said Dudley.


id: 49901
title: The Snare
author: Smith, Richard Rein
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  The walls of the room were covered with strange drawings and Kane brushed past me and beat his gloved fists against the metal door Marie screamed as an inner door opened to disclose a long, narrow Simultaneous with the opening of the second door, I felt air press We went single file, first Kane, then his wife Marie. The Kanes, Miller, Verana and I lived in Lunar City with hundreds of A few minutes later, Marie entered the room. "A race intelligent enough to build a ship like this? "Maybe we can reach the ship''s controls somehow," Kane said excitedly. force our way through solid metal walls to the engine or control rooms. The two rooms in which the Kanes had After I left Kane in his wife''s care, I went to the adjoining room and Kane staggered into the room. Verana and Marie screamed at Kane to let go.


id: 50713
title: One Against the Moon
author: Wollheim, Donald A.
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  hitchhike to White Sands in time to look around, maybe spot a rocket go Back in the rocket, Robin opened his eyes. ray vanished as the rocket continued its slow turning, but Robin in now Robin realized how terribly fast the rocket was still falling. Robin worked his head and shoulders through the narrow opening, slid the water, Robin looked for the door that would open the animal Robin walked along the outer wall and saw a dark black spot in it, and Robin sat in his cave watching the rebirth of life in the bubble-world When the time came, Robin and Korree made their way out of the cavern Robin and Peter and Korree ran as fast as they could to the far end of Then a light appeared in Peter''s hand, and Robin saw that he held Robin wondered how Peter knew which way to go, but looking carefully,


id: 51483
title: The Reluctant Heroes
author: Robinson, Frank M.
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  _It was the older man''s turn to look thoughtful. "They wanted me to stay until the next relief ship lands," Chapman "They think you''ve found a home here," Donley said. No, Chapman thought, some of us aren''t going back. That''s what happened to guys like Dixon, Chapman thought. "Chap, you know, I''ve been thinking," Donley said quietly. "I don''t know," Chapman said slowly. "You know, Chap," Donley said, "it won''t seem like the same old Moon "And I''d check you five hundred more," Chapman said. Only Klein and Chapman were left in the bunker. Long after going home, Dahl would remember this. as we can get, captain," Chapman said. "I''m not going back," Chapman said. what your reasons, if she was in love with a guy like Chapman," Dahl "How did you know all this about Chapman?" Dahl asked. had taken the older man quite a long time to get to like it.


id: 50892
title: My Lady Selene
author: Ludens, Magnus
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  Al Marcusson, just turned sixteen that Saturday in and sensing systems inside the capsule, as Hatter had for the before you still, like the good luck charm in its little leather bag, His eyes rested on the color-coded meters and switches that were The Control center he remembered from having watched orbital flights suit, visor down, and not the capsule''s air, then put his gloves on Al Marcusson sat by himself on the twilight zone of the Moon and seen the rings of your sacred Hansa swans decorating the moon-shaped your spells, my Lady of the Swans. the others, to tell you the new beliefs now come to your dwelling. When the last swan had left the Moon became just another Al Marcusson opened his eyes and made his way dully back into the Marcusson''s eyes opening in turn. Good old bellyaching Marcusson!


id: 43235
title: First on the Moon
author: Sutton, Jeff
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  rocket jets through outer space--then Adam Crag, his expedition, and He''s like a cat, Crag thought for the thousandth time, watching the Long after they left Crag stood at the small window, looking out over of Man. The Aztec is the first step." He turned back and faced Crag. The Aztec''s crew, Max Prochaska, Gordon Nagel and Martin Larkwell, came Despite his liking for Prochaska, Crag couldn''t forget that he had It came slowly, widely spaced, as if Gotch realized Crag''s limitations "Skipper, look." Prochaska''s startled exclamation drew Crag''s eyes to Crag gave a start before remembering that Prochaska and Nagel were cut While Larkwell and Nagel prepared to lower the rocket Crag smoothed off Crag said, "Defense of Bandit will be under Prochaska''s command." He Crag twisted his head and looked toward the rocket. Martin Larkwell, Gordon Nagel, Max Prochaska, Adam Crag--four eager


id: 46591
title: The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the Moon
author: Godwin, Francis
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  like the Moon with us in the Day-Time, those that were seen, which were in the Moon, so did I then see the like in the Earth; but whereas are above an hundred Times bigger than the whole Earth, should like so Time I was carried directly toward the Globe or Body of the Moon, with what the Country People call, _The Man in the Moon_, and that Part though the Globe of the Earth appeared much greater there than the Moon suffer none of the _Dwarf Lunars_, or _little Moon Men_, to come near foot high, these can endure the Day of the Moon, when the Earth shines of our Years, and he orders all Things through the Globe of the Moon yet not so wonderful, since I believe all the Earth of the Moon does there for some Time, till the Air of the Earth alters their Colour like


id: 46547
title: A Voyage to the Moon
author: Cyrano de Bergerac
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  "How!" said I to my self, having just now talked of a thing, can a be said, because the Sun measures our Days and Years, that it hath only discovered in his Age. Seeing that great Man, who had a very clear Wit, them also that Great Man.[9] When he was got as high as the Moon, and these great Men having left in that World no more but the shadow of "Would to God," said I, "it were so in our World; for I know a good who hath made the World and the Moon, knows not her self what it is; World of this little Man; to add something to what you have said; and In the mean time, my little Man, thou wouldst think thou infinite World: Fancy to your self then the Universe as a great Animal; one of us appears to be a great World to these little People.


id: 59267
title: The Laboratorians
author: Peattie, Edward
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  Miss Sally Chester was a statuesque chemist with long blonde hair "But Sally, how the hell do we know that their results are right? Laboratorians were needed and they did a good job running specification "But they don''t know _why_ they''re doing things," Whitemarsh "You''re damn right, Whitemarsh," he told the younger man, pushing him some other scientist and did his own laboratory work, even though the of the Lunar Laboratory over the past ten years. worked in a book, it did not necessarily have to do so in a laboratory. Whitemarsh thought it would be a good time to say: "I don''t want to do loved going home at night while erstwhile bosses sat listening to Dr. Sturtevant discuss "The Theory of Washing Precipitates", or to hear Dr. Whitemarsh talk on "Balancing the Redox equation." The Laboratorians'' "The lab didn''t release any new products this past year.


id: 59587
title: Corbow''s Theory
author: Wallot, Lee
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  Bronsen Corbow glared at the older man, his lips pressed tightly eliminate interstellar drive from our rocket ships? space travel and the answer to the problem is going to come from this problems of space flight then, no old beliefs, ancient ideas, stagnant travel." Bronsen ran his hand through his hair and looked over the just such a ship as this that Joc Kenton, Mars to you folks, was on All you have to do right now is forget about space ships velocity right from the start, would enable the ship to hit outer space we want before entering outer space, the ship could go right on at that ships used rockets throughout the trip to increase their velocity. Bronsen''s hammer-hard first smashed into Mars'' mouth and the old man design of the ship, any reason why it probably wouldn''t have worked, "I''ve got it, I know what happened to the ship," Mars announced


id: 61242
title: The Winning of the Moon
author: Neville, Kris
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  "_Nyet_," said Major Winship, exhausting his Russian. "I''ll try again," Major Winship said and switched to the emergency "Maybe so," Major Winship said. "I guess it''s over," said Major Winship, getting to his feet. "Got ''em," Major Winship said a moment later. "Damn!" Major Winship said, "they should have made these things more "I''ll be damned surprised," Major Winship said, "if they got any "Larry," Major Winship said, "why don''t you get Earth?" Lawler got down from the bunk and Major Winship mounted. Major Winship got down and Capt. After a moment, Major Winship said bitterly, "To hell with the Russian Air, Major Winship said silently. "Somehow, that sounds like him," Major Winship said. "Now," Major Winship said, "we can either bring the drum inside or take "I don''t think this is the way to do it," Major Winship said. "Now, let''s go," said Major Winship. Major Winship, Lt. Chandler, and Capt.


id: 61674
title: War-Lords of the Moon
author: Davies, Linton
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  Bruce Ross, on the Earth-Moon run, asked a Ross and Moore exchanged startled glances. Ross, Moore and Jorgens held their breath. ray-tubes to their battery reserves, Ross turned to Moore. At the star-scope Moore hovered as Ross applied his eye to the powerful "Harry," he asked finally, "the Moon Men know all about our red-ray "Blue rays, then?" muttered Ross, staring at Moore. That''ll be Boada, Horta and Artana, Lord of the Peaks. this: ''Greetings to Artana, Lord of the Peaks, from Ross. "Queen Boada--and the Princess Illeria?" asked Ross. "We think," cut in Ross grimly, "that it''s possible that Lord Horta may with Horta''s Moon machines raking the Earth with death? He handed Ross a ray-typed Ross turned to Artana. They set out in the dark, Moore and Ross and the guide whom Artana had Ross and Moore each snatched one. Ross glanced at Moore.


id: 61805
title: Goddess of the Moon
author: Reynolds, John Murray
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  "So you''re the crazy man who is talking of going to the Moon," Larry looked up with a broad grin as Larry came into the dusty control room. For a long moment Larry stared at Ripon. When Larry Gibson returned to the ancient and seedy-looking _Sky Maid_ cross the Atlantic!" Ripon laughed, and dropped a hand on Larry''s "Gentlemen," said Ripon, solemnly shaking hands with both Larry and arm, and Larry saw something that a group of the insect-men were very "One of those old ships must have reached the Moon after all!" Larry When Larry had freed the girl''s hands, she turned to the five Earth-men "If you came into the hands of the Lords of Gral-Thala," she said man pushed his way through to Ripon and Larry. Just before they left, Xylon came up to shake hands with Larry. guards Larry saw Ripon, and some of the men from the _Sky Maid_, and


id: 62260
title: Trouble on Tycho
author: Bond, Nelson S.
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  Isobar said defiantly, "It ain''t a doodlesack. "Thanks, Sparks," said Isobar. Isobar spun, flushing; his eyes dropped before those of Dome Commander Isobar said stubbornly, "Well, I sort of figured I''d amuse myself for a "With the only dratted thing," said Isobar, suddenly petulant, "that Commander Eagan said, "You''d better find some new way of amusing Isobar said, "I seen it. "But the Dome," pointed out Commander Eagan, "has an air-conditioning All this Isobar knew about the Grannies. All this Isobar knew about the Grannies. "They ain''t been any Grannies seen around the Dome," he said, "for Some minutes had passed since Isobar had left; Riley was talking to Dr. Loesch, head of the Dome''s Physics Research Division. "You mean," demanded Sparks anxiously, "Isobar ain''t got all his But Isobar said swiftly. Isobar stops playing!" Afterward, Isobar Jones said weakly, "But--dead? "You can''t _do_ me like this!" wailed Isobar.


