Children’s map of Mars

Children’s Multilingual Planetary Maps

Children’s Multilingual Planetary Maps

https://childrensmaps.wordpress.com Map of Mars, Titan, Venus, Europa, Io, the Moon in Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection.  Editor: Henrik Hargitai (Eötvös L. University, Budapest) Graphic artists: András Baranyai, Csilla Gévai, László Herbszt, Csilla Kőszeghy, Panka Pásztohy and Dóri Sirály. Technical review, English edition: Jim Zimbelman (Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum) Supporters: Europlanet 2012 Outreach Funding Scheme, Paris Observatory, International Cartographic […]

Children’s map of Mars

Children’s map of Mars

Part of the Childrens Multilingual Planetary Maps series Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection.  Editor: Hargitai Henrik (Eötvös L. University, Budapest) Graphic artist: Csilla Kőszeghy Technical review, English edition: Jim Zimbelman (Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum) Supporters: Europlanet 2012 Outreach Funding Scheme, Paris Observatory, International Cartographic Association Commission on Planetary Cartography The first editions […]

Lowell’s Globe of Mars (1905)

Lowell’s Globe of Mars (1905)

Photo: A reconstruction of the Lowell globe, made by Keith Boulger. This globe is on display at the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ. More images of this globe.  See also a video of another reconstruction of the Lowell globe.

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 […]

Globe of Pluto (2015)

Globe of Pluto (2015)

The globe was produced by Keith Boulger Cartographer of the base map: Noah Saunders The map is based on NASA’s New Horizon’s LORRI images Exhibited at the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ. Date: July 2015 (!), using the first close-up images of New Horizons. About the base maps:  The maps were made by projecting New Horizons […]

MIIGAiK Atlas of Phobos (2015)

MIIGAiK Atlas of Phobos (2015)

Editor: V.P. Savinykh Publisher: MIIGAiK, Moscow Responsible editor: I.P. Karachevtseva Science editor: A. A. Konopikhin Cartographer: A. A. Kokhanov Map editor: Zh. F. Rodionova Technical editor: N. A. Kozlova 52 pages Sample pages from the Phobos Atlas

Zond-8 Moon Map

Zond-8 Moon Map

Karta obratnoj Storony Luny na rajon syomki s avtomatitseskoy stanici Zond-8 1:1 000 000 10 sheets Out of 5, 6, 7, 8 the best resolution and quality was from Zond 8.  

Zond-6 Moon Map (1970)

Zond-6 Moon Map (1970)

Karta Luny MIIGAiK 1970 Zond-6 1:2 000 000 From small scale images with geologic description.  

R.A.Wells’ Map of Mars (1971)

R.A.Wells’ Map of Mars (1971)

Publication Date: 1971 Based on: the text about Martian nomenclature by T.L. MacDonald Published in: T.L. MacDonald: The origins of Martian nomenclature. Icarus Volume 15, Issue 2, October 1971, Pages 233-240  Web access Language of nomenclature: Latin Original map caption: “Martian nomenclature sketch map prepared by H. A.Wells for identifying regions on Mars as discussed in […]

Ward’s Map of the Moon (1869)

Ward’s Map of the Moon (1869)

Mary Ward (“THE HON. MRS. WARD.”) 1869; The telescope – a familiar sketch, combining a special notice of objects coming within the range of a small telescope; London

Map of the Moon (2000)

Map of the Moon (2000)

Source: B. A. Voroncov – Veljaminov: Astronomija. 11 Klass. Moscow, 2000. (Utsebnik / Textbook)  

Virtual Globe of Venus: Topography (2009)

Virtual Globe of Venus: Topography (2009)

Virtual Globe for Google Earth.Google Earth Add-on: Venus Globe. TopographyCartgrapher: H. Hargitai, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Planetary Science Research Group, M. Gede, Department of Cartography and GeoinformaticsSources: Color coded topographic map from Magellan dataNomenclature: LatinExtras: You can find additional geologic descriptionsin the Google Earth version Download kmz file for Google Earth […]