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Mars Maps by Schiaparelli (1877-1890)

1877 (publ. 1878) Alternative reproduction Alternative reproduction G.V. Schiaparelli: Osservazioni astronomiche e fisiche sull’asse di rotazione e sulla topografia del pianeta Marte fatte nella Reale Specola di Brera in Milano coll’equatoriale di Merz durante l’opposizione del 1877. Atti della R. Accademia dei Lincei, Memorie della Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Roma, 1878. p308- M. 1. […]

Franz’s Contour Map of the Moon (1899)

Franz, J., (1899). Die Figur des Mondes, Astron. Beobachtungen, Königsberg, Bd.38 Reproductions: Niveaukarte des Mondes nach J. Franz, Breslau. In: M. W. Meyer: Der Mond, Unsere Nachbarweld. Stuttgart, Kosmos, Gesellschaft der Naturfreunde. p67., 1909 Link: https://publikationsserver.tu-braunschweig.de/receive/dbbs_mods_00028511 “The first contour map of the Moon was constructed by Franz (1899) Just before the turn of the century. He […]

Map of Mars (1916)

In: Scheiner: Népszerű asztrofizika. K.M. Természettudományi Társulat, Budapest, 1916. From Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület’s Library, Budapest

Russian transcription / translation of planetary nomenclature

“Обычно на картах используют латинские наименования. На наших картах мы даем русскую транскрипцию названий.” (“On the maps they usually use Latin designations. On our maps we give the Russian transcription of names”) Ж.Ф. Родионова: КАРТЫ ЛУНЫ VENUS / ВЕНЕРА Русская транскрипция названий Г. А. Бурба Chasma * Artemis Chasma каньон Артемиды Britomartis Chasma каньон Бриомартис […]

Rükl’s Moon Map (1999)

Title: Mesíc The Moon Der Mond Author: Antonín Rükl Language of nomenclature: Latin Language of explanations: Czech, English, German Publication Date: 1999 Publication Place: Brno, Praha Publisher: ZES Brno; Planetarium Praha Scale: 1:6 900 000 (nearside), 1:24 000 000 (nearside and farside hemispheres) Projection: Orthographic (nearside), Lambert equal-area (hemispheres) ISBN 89-56565-66-2, ISBN 80-86017-21-4

Rükl’s Moon Map (1972)

Mapy Mesícních Polokoulí 1:10 000 000 Antonín Rükl Kartografie Praha, 1972. 6 sheets: N, S, E, W, Sub, Anti hemispheres

Rugierri’s map of the Moon (1958)

Rugierri, G. (1958); Carta della Luna; Venezia Restored (stitched sectors and cleaned up from scan errors) from origional web edition by Ton Lindemann Source:: http://divulgazione.uai.it/ (cc)

Rudaux’s Map of the Moon Map (1925)

Above: Courtesy of EA Whitaker Below: As reprinted in its Russian edition Astronomiya na ostrove nabltyudenni, Moskva-Leningrad 1935 Manuel pratique D’Astronmie With Russian Legend

Small-scale Robinson map of Venus (2009)

Small scale, Robinson Projection, 2009. Cartgrapher: H. Hargitai, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Planetary Science Research Group Sources: Color coded topographic map from Magellan data Nomenclature: Latin; with separate Hungarian version

Robinson small scale Mars map series

Small scale, Robinson Projection, 2009. Cartographer: H. Hargitai, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Planetary Science Research Group Nomenclature: Latin and Hungarian, in separate versions Black and white map Sources: B/W map showing topography (dark=high, bright=low), and shaded relief using MOLA data Nomenclature: Latin; with separate Hungarian version Albedo map Sources: Composite […]

IAU 1970

TRANSACTIONS OF THE IAU : VOLUME XIVB (the following is excerpted from the book published by D. Reidel, 1971) PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (BRIGHTON, 1970) Edited by C. DE JAGER, General Secretary of the Union A. JAPPEL, Executive Secretary from p. 63 RESOLUTlON NO. 8 Proposed by IAU Commission No. 17 On the […]

IAU 1967

TRANSACTIONS OF THE IAU : VOLUME XIIIB (the following is excerpted from the book published by D. Reidel, 1968) PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (PRAGUE 1967) Edited by Lubos PEREK General Secretary of the Union from p. 43 RESOLUTION NO. 8 Proposed by Commission 17 On the lunar nomenclature The assignment of names and […]