Project Gutenberg 2023-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 156 Jones, Raymond F. 1915 1994 Jones, Raymond F. (Raymond Fisher) Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Stay off the Moon! $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1962. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Stay off the Moon!" by Raymond F. Jones is a science fiction novel likely penned in the early 1960s. The narrative centers around the scientific exploration of the moon and the implications of finding something extraordinary in its surface materials, suggesting that the moon may not belong to our solar system and could harbor life or alien elements. This theme taps into the age-old human fascination and fear associated with the moon and outer space. The story follows Jim Cochran, who has been assigned to operate the Prospector, a robotic laboratory on the moon, which is tasked with analyzing its surface materials. As the mission progresses, Cochran discovers that the elements he analyzes are not consistent with those found on Earth, leading him to theorize that the moon might be of extra-galactic origin. He uncovers evidence suggesting the presence of organic compounds, potentially indicating that the moon was once a planet with life. However, as he delves deeper, he becomes increasingly convinced that something sinister lies within, capable of posing a danger to humanity. His efforts to alert authorities about the potential threat fall on deaf ears, culminating in a dramatic and tragic conclusion as the crew of a subsequent manned mission to the moon faces dire consequences. The book grapples with themes of exploration, scientific ethics, and the unforeseen dangers of human ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231119081541jones 1962 US Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Chemists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 93604 2025-07-28T14:01:58.292749 text/html 69061 2023-12-05T20:13:48 text/html 670437 2025-07-28T14:02:02.339645 application/epub+zip 670689 2025-07-28T14:01:59.818717 application/epub+zip 289639 2025-07-28T14:01:58.914656 application/epub+zip 1404112 2025-07-28T14:02:04.052670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1396805 2025-07-28T14:02:01.707734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84863 2025-07-28T14:01:58.026725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65055 2023-12-05T20:13:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16756 2025-07-28T14:02:04.190662 application/rdf+xml 27628 2025-07-28T14:01:59.308656 image/jpeg 4530 2025-07-28T14:01:59.117658 image/jpeg 2258903 2025-07-28T14:01:58.353687 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia