Terre-Lune, année 2
Translated from the Italian by Agnès Doniol-Asso and Élisabeth de Lavigne
The second volume of Mondadori's illustrated Terra-Luna yearbook, published in French in 1970. Co-authored by astronomer Guglielmo Righini, director of the Arcetri Observatory, and science journalist Giancarlo Masini, its eleven chapters survey lunar exploration in the immediate aftermath of the first Moon landings: narratives of Apollo 8, 11 and 12, the mechanics of the Earth–Moon voyage, the structure and physical conditions of the lunar surface, tides, the Soviet–American space rivalry and prospects for Mars. Lavishly illustrated with NASA color photography.