What if the Moon Didn't Exist is a collection of speculative articles about different versions of Earth, published in book form in 1993. They were originally published in Astronomy magazine.

Contents

The individual scenarios are:[1]

  • Solon – Earth without a Moon
  • Lunholm – Moon closer to Earth
  • Petiel – Earth with less mass
  • Urania – Earth's axis tilted like that of Uranus
  • Granstar – More massive Sun
  • Antar – Effects if a supernova exploded near Earth
  • Cerberon – Star passing through the Solar System
  • Diablo – Black hole passing through the Earth
  • Seeing the world via infrared
  • Effects of ozone layer depletion

Reception

Reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus said that the first several stories were interesting, but noted that the conceit grew repetitive.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Comins, Neil F. (1993). What if the moon didn't exist? : voyages to earths that might have been (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-016864-1. OCLC 28150724.
  2. ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: What If the Moon Didn't Exist: Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been by Neil F. Comins, Author HarperCollins Publishers $20 (315p) ISBN 978-0-06-016864-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  3. ↑ WHAT IF THE MOON DIDN'T EXIST? | Kirkus Reviews.


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