Index, Gazetteer, Nomenclature

The System of Lunar Craters (1963-1966)

The System of Lunar Craters (1963-1966)

Reference map showing IAU nomenclature, south-up, orthographic projection. Arthur DWG, Agnieray AP, Horvath RA, Wood CA, Chapman CR 1963 The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrant I. Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 2 (30). Published in Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 30, 40,50,70, 1963-66 Quadrant I Quadrant II Quadrant IV Also available in […]

Lowell’s map of Mercury (1902)

Lowell’s map of Mercury (1902)

Source: P. Lowell:  New observations of the planet Mercury.  Cambridge, J. Wilson and son, 1902. In Memoirs of the American academy of arts and sciences, n.8., v.12, no.4 The book also includes tens of drawings of Mercury. According to the author, the planet is “covered with long narrow markings best explained as the result of […]

Complete Moon Map / Polnaya Karta Luny (1979/85)

Complete Moon Map / Polnaya Karta Luny (1979/85)

Publisher: Sternberg Institute of Moscow State Lomonosov University 1979 Edition In 9 sheets and in 1 sheet Sample sheets from the 9 sheet version Alternative scans (courtesy Ton Lindeman)   Polnaya Karta Luny 1:10 000 000 Nauka, Moskva, 1979. Luna-3, Zond-3, Lunar Orbiter Reprinted in 1985 Using the originals of relief shading of this map, a […]

Mayer/Schröter Map of the Moon (1791)

Mayer/Schröter Map of the Moon (1791)

Publication Date: 1791 Published in Selenotopographische Fragmente zur genauern Kenntniss der Mondfläche, ihrer erlittenen Veränderungen und Atmosphäre, sammt den dazu gehörigen Specialcharten und Zeichnungen / Johann Hieronymus Schroeter Cartographer: Tobias Mayer Nomenclature: JH Schröter Additional figures Heights and depths   Source http://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/titleinfo/544831

Lowell’s maps of Mars (1894-1905)

Lowell’s maps of Mars (1894-1905)

1894 Source: Lowell, P. 1895; Mars; Flagstaff Image courtesy Ton Lindemann. Nomenclature ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY REGIONS No. Name 100 Aonius Sinus 7 Argyre 168 Atlantis 15 Aurorae Sinus 287 Ausonia 4 Dencalionis Regio 268 Edom Promontorium 194 Elysium 1 Fastigium Aryn 229 Hadriaticum Mare 240 Hammonis Cornu 275 Hellas 211 Hesperia 205 Isidis Regio 236 Japygia […]

Hevelius’ map of the Moon (1645-1746)

Hevelius’ map of the Moon (1645-1746)

1645 Three maps: one full moon, one shadowed synthetic realistic engraving and a map-like representation. Publication : 1647, Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Gedani:TypisHunefelianis. Cartographer: Johann Höwelcke (Hevelius) Selenographica, Source Selenographica, Caput VIII. Source (e-rara) 1696 Joanne Zahn (1696) Specula physico-mathematico-historica notabilium ac mirablium sciendorum in qua MUNDI MIRABILIS OECONOMIA. Plate: Tom. 1, page 40. Norimbergae [Nuremberg] […]

Grimaldi’s map of the Moon (1651)

Grimaldi’s map of the Moon (1651)

Publication : 1651 Almagestum novum. Bologna: Victorii Benatii. Cartographer: F. M. Grimaldi Nomenclature: G. B. Riccioli Published in: Almagestum novum astronomiam veterem novamque complectens observatiobus aliorum et propriis novisque theorematibus, problematibus ac tabulis promotam in tres tomos distributam / Auctore Ioanne Baptista Ricciolo Bononiae : ex typographia haeredis Victorii Benatii 1665   Source: http://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/titleinfo/140180 Details on nomenclature: […]

Moon Gazetteer in German (1856)

Moon Gazetteer in German (1856)

Published in Franz Arago’s Sammtliche Werke. Leipzig 1856. This is not a map, but a biscriptural list of the Moon’s placenames

G.A. Burba’s Venus Map with Nomenclature

G.A. Burba’s Venus Map with Nomenclature

G.A Burba: Nomenklatura Detaley Relyefa Venery. Nauka, Moskva, 1988. Editors: A.T. Basilevsky, D. Ya. Martynov. Nomenclature: Cyrillic Topographic map of Venus Nomenclature tables Book Front Page

G.A. Burba’s Tethys Map with Nomenclature

G.A. Burba’s Tethys Map with Nomenclature

G.A Burba: Nomenklatura detalei rel’efa sputnikov Saturna Moskva : “Nauka”, 1986. Editors: Burba, Georgii Aleksandrovich; Florenskii, Kirill Pavlovich; Efremov, Iurii Nikolaevich Nomenclature: Cyrillic General Map of Tethys Nomenclature table Book Front Page

G.A. Burba’s Rhea Map with Nomenclature

G.A. Burba’s Rhea Map with Nomenclature

G.A Burba: Nomenklatura detalei rel’efa sputnikov Saturna Moskva : “Nauka”, 1986. Editors: Burba, Georgii Aleksandrovich; Florenskii, Kirill Pavlovich; Efremov, Iurii Nikolaevich Nomenclature: Cyrillic General Map and nomenlcature table of Rhea Book Front Page

G.A. Burba’s Mimas Map with Nomenclature

G.A. Burba’s Mimas Map with Nomenclature

G.A Burba: Nomenklatura detalei rel’efa sputnikov Saturna Moskva : “Nauka”, 1986. Editors: Burba, Georgii Aleksandrovich; Florenskii, Kirill Pavlovich; Efremov, Iurii Nikolaevich Nomenclature: Cyrillic General Map of Mimas Book Front Page

Explanation
Column name Column description
Catalog ID (M) N/A
Title Title of map
Author Name of mapper(s), or author, PI, map editor, illustrator, etc. with roles
Nationality Nationality of author
Start date Year when mapping began / or year or observation
Date of publication Year of publication or completion of manusctipt (empty if not published yet)
Body Target name (planetary body)
Online Online references about the map
Projection Projection of map. 2-hemisphere is shown here.
Scale N/A
Orientation Orientation of map [north up, south up] – only for historic maps (north: cartographic tradition, south: astronomical tradition)
Publication type The type of work that contains the map. [standalone, journal, conference, atlas, book figure, book supplement, book plate, encyclopedia, multisheet, digital]
Type, purpose Type of map purpose [generic, outreach, science, citizen, surface operation (pre mission), landing site (post mission), observer, opposition, index, reference, eclipse/transit/occultation] generic: not defined, outreach: maps for the general public made b
Primary Nomenclature Laguage(s) of nomenclature displayed on the map [Latin, English etc., IAU, informal]. Latin for Latin nomenclature prior to IAU.
Ref (map) Full reference of map publication or publication that contains the map
DOI DOI number of map
ID (publication) ID of map publication or figure number
Origin type If this map is not original, the following codes are used: [L: language variant, N: new print, U: updated edition, C: copied / modified from another map, R: renovation map (digital version of paper map with slight changes), F facsimile. RP: republished in
Origin ID Any maps that this map is based on or copied from. Database ID of original map.
Based on map Name of mapper
Base (spacecraft, telescope) Name of spacecraft / instrument
Original title Title of map in original langage (if not English)
Publisher Name of Publisher; manuscript or self-published. For journals and conferences, the name of the journal or conference.
Coverage Coverage of map [global, hemispheric, regional, local, landing site, landing ellipse, traverse]
Target location IAU name of target feature (if named) or near side, far side etc. (If nothing noted, it is global)
Country Country of Publisher (original/translation)
Type, content Type of map [photo, map, sketch map, drawing, globe, tactile, data]. Data for raster datasets. For vector data, see Feature DB. Drawing: no grid, scale, projection etc.
Image base Base theme of the map [shaded relief, photomosaic, photo, none]
Theme Theme of map [visual, albedo, radar, low sun, topography, elevation, geology, geomorphology, art, nomenclature reference, feature, landing site reference, opposition map, event (eclipse etc) etc.]. Low sun is optical photo with shadows and no albedo. Vis
Technique Cartographic technique [imagemap, datamap, cartographic map, unit map, airbrush, pencil, line drawing/outline, contour lines, DEM, DIM, shaded relief / hillshading, raster data etc.]
Style Details on style
Method Method how the data was obtained
Mapping scale Scale of mapping
Resolution Raster dataset resoltion [m/pixel]
Short Reference Short form of reference to the map publication
GIS / data URL where GIS or original spatial data is
Data provider N/A
Profession Profession of author (for historic maps)
Designator Sheet designator terms following Greeley and Batson (1990) Planetary Mapping. Cambridge University Press. – only if displayed on the map. First letter: target body, 5M: scale, 90/0 etc: center coordinates, OM – orthophotomosaic , T – Topographic data (nom
Control Controlled, semi-controlled, uncontrolled
Note on control Base of control
Series title Title of map series
Number of maps (in work) N/A
Number of quads N/A
Quad ID Quad ID (or quads IDs) contained on the map
Map Diameter N/A
Map width cm N/A
Map height cm N/A
Map width px N/A
Map height px N/A
Base type Type of instrument of observation of base data [naked eye, telescope, spacecraft, space telescope, lander]
Location of copy Library or archive where manuscript or rare copy is kept
Ref (literature) Reference – literature about the map, may be the source of data if the map is not available. Separated with # symbols.
Status (2017) Status of mapping [complete, in progress, in review] (mostly for USGS maps)
Aim Original aim of mapping, if available
Notes Any comments, remarks [Long text, may be multiple paragraphs]
Secondary nomenclature Other languages of the nomenclature
Nomenclature Notes Remarks on nomenclature
Photo note N/A
Reference frame ID from RefFrames
web2 Online references about the map
web3 Online references about the map
web4 Online references about the map
ocentric/ographic Map coordinate [planetographic, planetocentric]
N N/A
S N/A
W 360E N/A
E 360E N/A
W 180 N/A
E 180 N/A
W 360W N/A
R 360W N/A
fig1 N/A
fig1 caption N/A
fig2 N/A
fig2 caption N/A
fig3 N/A
fig3 caption N/A
fig4 N/A
fig4 caption N/A
fig5 N/A
fig5 caption N/A
STATUS N/A
Sum $180