Round the Moon Chapter 10 - The Observers of the Moon

In which the intrepid travellers grapple with the bitter reality that a slight deviation has altered their course, rendering a lunar landing impossible, and instead devote themselves to observing the moon from afar with the aid of ingenious optical instruments. Their thoughts, filled with scientific curiosity and a sense of human duty, drift over the luminous satellite whose features reveal themselves faintly beneath the dazzling solar rays.