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MIIGAiK 2-sheet map of Mars (1982)

Title: Karta Marsa Map editors: Bolshakova V.D Language of nomenclature: Russian Language of explanations: Russian Scale: 1: 20 000 000 Publisher: MIIGAiK Publication Place: Moscow, Soviet Union Publication Date: 1982 Size: 80×80 cm / sheet

Canal map of Mars (1975)

Published in: Carl Sagan and Paul Fox: The canals of Mars: An assessment after Mariner 9 Icarus Volume 25, Issue 4, August 1975, Pages 602-612 Language of nomenclature: Latin “Abstract: The Lowellian canal network has been compared with the results of Mariner 9 photography of Mars. A small number of canals may correspond to rift valleys, […]

Albedo Map of Mars (1971)

Published in: T.A. Mutch et al: the Geology of Mars p. 12. Language of nomenclature: Latin Original map caption: Map of Mars showing albedo features visible during 1971 opposition. Prepared by Planetary Research Center, Lowell Observatory, with participation by other observatories contributing to the International Planetary Patrol Program. (with nomenclature key).

Mars maps from Mars-5 images (1980)

Soviet Mars probes were not a success story. Mars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was sentout but Mars-1 was too far from Mars with no useful information, 2 and 3 became Mars satellites but only gave limb images, no surface photos. Mars-4 had 20 low resolution (1 km/px) images. The most succesful probe was Mars 5 oribiting […]

Slipher’s Map of Mars, MEC-1 (1962)

Cartographer: E C Slipher (Lowell Observatory)Published by United States Air ForceLanguage of nomenclature: LatinScale: 1:35 000 000Projection: MercatorDate: 1962 Source: Library of Congress. Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center S63-00916

Proctor’s Mars Maps (1865-1892)

Cartographer: R. A. Proctor Projection: Stereographic 1864 Chart of Mars R. A. Proctor; using drawings by W. R. Dawes 1864/65 The names like Dawes Sea can be viewed as „the seas in Dawes’ drawing” 1867 1867. Source: Rudaux, L. et al 1962; Larousse Encyclopaedia Of Astronomy; London Image courtesy Ton Lindemann 1869 RA […]

Albedo Map of Mars (Ebisawa, 1957)

Cartographer: Shiro Ebisawa Based on Antoniadi (1930) Comment: “This map is regarded, by the BAA Mars Section, as the standard reference for names, as the IAU map contains too few names to be of real use.”

Map of Mars cryosphere (1984)

Rasprostranennost’ proznakov proyavleniya merzloty na poverhnosti Marsa R.O.Kuzmin: Struktura Kriolotosferi Marsa Made by Vernadsky Institute of Geockemy and Analytical Chemie of of the Academy Laboratory for Comparative Planetology 27. International Geological Congress Aug 4-14, Moscow, 1984. Sravnitelnaya Planetologiya. Tom 19.

Ingeborg Brun’s Globe of Mars (1909)

Hand painted by the Danish astronomer Emmy Ingeborg Brun in 1905-1909. The globe is based on the canal maps of Percival Lowell. Note nice Art Nouveau style lettering. “Brun is known to have presented Flammarion with one of her globes. Fewer than ten of Brun’s Mars globes appear to have been recorded.” (Source) Original globe […]

Beer and Mädler’s (Maedler) map of Mars (1841)

Publication Date: 1841 Cartographers: W. Beer and J. H. Mädler Type: albedo map Publication: Beer W and Mädler JH (1841) Beiträge zur physischen Kenntniss der himmlischen Körper im Sonnensysteme mit 7 Kupfertaf. Weimar. (Title plate) Comment: W. Beer and J. H. Mädler chose first the dark albedo marking of Sinus Meridiani (labeled “a”) as the “Geenwich” […]

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 […]

Lohse’s Map of Mars (1891)

Karte des Planeten Mars 1883-84, Oswald Lohse Publikazionen des Astrophysikalischen Observatorium Potsdam. N 28, 1891. fig 6. Mercator / Stereographic Projection