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Orion Jupiter Map and Observer Guide

Orion Jupiter Map and Observer Guide

Publisher: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Date: 2014 Copyright Orion Telescopes and Binoculars With full English Nomenclature Link  

Derham’s map of the Moon

Derham’s map of the Moon

William Derham Based on the map/nomenclature of Hevelius In (?): Astro-theology : or a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens 1721 Link Courtesy E Whitaker

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 […]

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)  

Viking Photomap of Mars (2008)

Viking Photomap of Mars (2008)

Title: Mars Photomap Photomosaic base map: Viking Orbiter Map editor: Henrik Hargitai Language of nomenclature: In separate editions: Latin / Hungarian Language of explanations: In separate editions: English / Hungarian Map type: Photomap Projection: Lambert Transversal Equivalent Azimuthal Projection First Publication Date: 2008, only electronic edition Scale: it appears as “1:320 000 000” ; but it is 32 […]

Lowell’s Map of Venus (1897)

Lowell’s Map of Venus (1897)

Date: 1897 Source: Moore, P; 1960:T he planet Venus, London. Original source: Lowell, P; 1897: MNRAS (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.), LVII: 148. Courtesy Tom Lindemann.

Hypsometric Map of Venus (2007-11)

Hypsometric Map of Venus (2007-11)

Author: Evgeniy Lazarev, Sternberg State Astronomical institute For the Globe version see here:  Hypsometric Globe of Venus Data Layers: DTM, hypsometric tints, contours, hillshade, names Source data: Magellan radar data (SAR) 7,5×7,5 km Software used: ArcGIS v9.2. Reference: E Lazerev, J Rodionova:  Venus mapping at small scale: source data processing and cartographic interpretation (2011) ICC2011, […]

Map of Venus (Bianchini) (1728)

Map of Venus (Bianchini) (1728)

Source: Bianchini, F; 1728: Hesperi et phosphori nova phaenomena, sive Observationes circa planetam Veneris, Roma. Courtesy Ton Lindemann. Globe version (reconstruction) Cartographer: Keith Boulger Date: 2016 More images here

Topográf’s Map of the Moon (2005)

Topográf’s Map of the Moon (2005)

Reference: Nagy Világatlasz, Topográf Kiadó, 200x, First Edition; p.136 Author: Henrik Hargitai (editor) Language of nomenclature: Hungarian and Latin Language of explanations: Hungarian Map type: Color Shaded Relief Projection: Lambert Transversal Equivalent Azimuthal Projection Scale: 1:25 000 000 (nearside) 1:62 000 000 (farside) Publication Place: Budapest, Hungary Made by: Eötvös Loránd University Cosmic Materials Space Research […]

Topográf’s Map of Mars (2005)

Topográf’s Map of Mars (2005)

Reference: Nagy Világatlasz, Nyír-Karta Bt, Second Edition Author: H. Hargitai (editor) Language of nomenclature: Hungarian Language of explanations: Hungarian Map type: Color Shaded Relief Projection: Equirectangular Projection Source: MGS MOLA Publication Date: 2005 Scale: 1:180 000 000 Publication Place: Budapest, Hungary Made by: Eötvös Loránd University Cosmic Materials Space Research Group Publisher: Topográf Publishing Co. Appeared in Topográf’s […]

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