Landing someone on the Moon was an easy goal to understand; lunar geology was too abstract for the average person.
lˈændɪŋ sˈʌmwʌn ɔnðə mˈuːn wʌz ɐn ˈiːzi ɡˈoʊl tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd; lˈuːnɚ dʒɪˈɑːlədʒi wʌz tˈuː ˈæbstɹækt fɚðɪ ˈævɹɪdʒ pˈɜːsən.