First Men in the Moon (1964)
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A UN landing in 1964 frames Bedford's story of the 1899 voyage. 837,680 km in all on the map.
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UN landing on the Moon Moon · 1964
The first “first” crew finds a Union Jack and a note claiming the Moon for Queen Victoria.
Flashback to 1899
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Cherry Cottage, Dymchurch Earth · 1899
Bedford and Kate are swept into Cavor's sphere as it takes off.
Cavor's sphere · 418,979 km
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Selenite caverns Moon · 1899
The sphere lands; they find the insect-like Selenites underground, and Cavor stays behind.
Cavor's sphere · 418,700 km
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Sea off Zanzibar Earth · date unknown
Bedford says they came down in the sea here and swam ashore as the sphere sank.
Back to 1964
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The Selenite city, 1964 Moon · 1964
The UN crew finds the city dead: Cavor's cold wiped out the Selenites.