lunar petrology

When sixth-grade mathematical genius Charlie Lewis is recruited to recover moon rocks taken from NASA's vaults, the Whiz Kids enter a paper airplane contest hosted by the suspect's company.

Describes what one can learn about geology by observing the rocks and surroundings of a city neighborhood.

In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASA's precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be Roberts' downfall.

Describes the gathering and analysis of moon rocks and what they reveal about the nature of earth's only natural satellite.

Describes the different kinds of rocks brought back from the moon and what they have revealed about the moon's composition, age, and formation.