It is no secret that, as a rule, the best popular books are written by specialists who themselves are actively working in the area they talk about. The author of this book, the American scientist Ralph Baldwin is one of the leading figures in the modern science of the moon, and the facts about which he reports are first-hand information. The book deals with almost all issues related to the moon from eclipses to properties of the lunar surface. Especially effectively written and read with unrelenting interest the chapter on the formation of lunar relief under the influence of meteorite strikes no wonder it is in this area that the author’s research has long become classic. The book is written very accessible, and for its reading almost does not require special training.