A scientific guide for the layman, containing the most authoritative and up to date information about the moon--what astronomers know about it, how man will get there, how he may survive when he does. Reproduces eleven Bonestell paintings, three in color, one of those a double-page spread. The dustjacket features a twelfth Bonestell painting--a panoramic view of astronauts and vehicles exploring the moon--which wraps the book.