The Catalog of Planetary Maps.
Sources: The research that led to this catalog was supported by Fulbright Hungary Grant No. 1222202, awarded to H. Hargitai for research at USGS Astrogeology, Flagstaff, Arizona (advisor: Trent Hare), and by the ICA Commission on Planetary Cartography (advisor: Kira Shingareva). Most of the data is based on the inventory of the map library of USGS Astrogeology.
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Contact: The catalog is curated by H. Hargitai, ELTE, Budapest, hargitai.henrik@btk.elte.hu.
Script (nomenclature): None
23 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
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| #6768 |
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Arrokoth observations overlain with geologic mapping | Stern, S. | Arrokoth | 2023 | American Astronomical Society | ||||
| #5567 |
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Emissivity Global Map of Mars from OMEGA/MEX 98% filled surface emissivity map of Mars from poster by J. Audouard, M. Vincendon, F. Poulet and B. Gondet presented on… | Audouard, J. | Mars | 2017 | |||||
| #5597 |
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Solar albedo global map of Mars from OMEGA/MEX Filled Albedo Mars map from poster by J. Audouard, M. Vincendon, F. Poulet and B. Gondet presented on The 48th Luna… | Audouard, J. | Mars | 2017 | |||||
| #5452 |
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Map 5452 [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" ids="https://planetarymapping.elte.hu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc_0056.jpg|,h… | Evans, Melvyn | Evans, Melvyn | Mars | 2013 | Ivy Kids | |||
| #5453 |
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Map 5453 [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" ids="https://planetarymapping.elte.hu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc_0056.jpg|,h… | Evans, Melvyn | Evans, Melvyn | Venus | 2013 | Ivy Kids | |||
| #4118 |
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Map 4118 Date: Apr 26, 1951. Source: W. R. Corliss: The Moon and The Planets. The sourcebook project 1985. Spoke system | Baum, R. M. | Venus | 1985 | |||||
| #4119 |
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Map 4119 Date: 1897. Feb. 17. Source: W. R. Corliss: The Moon and The Planets. The sourcebook project 1985. Spoke system | Griffith | Venus | 1985 | |||||
| #3970 |
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Распространенность признаков проявления мерзлоты на поверхности Марса Distribution of signs of permafrost manifestation on the surface of Mars Rasprostranennost’ proznakov proyavleniya merzloty na poverhnosti Marsa R.O.Kuzmin: Struktura Kriolotosferi Marsa Made b… | Kuzmin, Ruslan O. | Mars | 1984 | |||||
| #2214 |
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Mariner 9 Photomosaic Globe of Mars Mosaic made of 1500 Mariner 9 images. This is one of three globes each made manually. Size: 48in. (121.9cm) Date 1973 Ma… | Christensen, Elmer J. | Mars | 5.6M | 1973 | ||||
| #473 |
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Clark C. Chapman's 1960-61 Map of Mars The Strolling Astronomer, 1961 (1-2) Drawing, made with a 10-inch reflector, 1960. Source Chapman… | Chapman, Clark R. | Mars | 1961 | |||||
| #495 |
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Planisphere of Mercury, summarizing the spots observed on 10 composite photographs obtained in 1942 and 1944. Upper row: 1942, Lyot - 25 drawings, 36 inch refractor, 300-500x magnification. Lower row: 1950, A Dollfus, 60-inch ref… | Lyot, Bernard | Mercury | 1961 | |||||
| #417 |
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Plate 19.—Chart of Mars by Dr. J. H. Focas, showing the fine structure of the dark areas, based on visual and photographic observations with the 60 cm refractor at the Pic du Midi Observatory in 1958. Drawing by J. H. FOcas, Pic du Midi, 1958 Jean-Henri Focas Source: A. Dollfus: Visual and photographic studies off pla… | Focas, Jean-Henri | Mars | 1958 | |||||
| #139 |
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Telescopic view of the Moon from the rare original "Adams Chart of History" Telescopic view of the Moon 1873. From: "Adams Chart of History" - Might not be correct Reproduction Courtesy of E. A… | Adams, Anne | Moon | 1873 | |||||
| #117 |
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Der Mondkarte The Moon map Müller, J. 1856; Lehrbuch der kosmischen Physik - Atlas; Braunschweig Image courtesy of Ton Lindemann. | Müller, J. | Moon | 1856 | |||||
| #115 | Telescopic Appearance of the Moon Uncolored engraved diagram. Displaying magnified appearance of the Moon, "as seen by Lord Rosse's great telescope", and … | Reynolds, James | Moon | 1851 | ||||||
| #84 |
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Map of Jupiter Source https://www.ndl.go.jp/nichiran/e/data/L/114/114-003l.html#EXHIBIT Kopperu tenmon zukai.Tr. by Shiba Koka… | Kokan, Shiba | Jupiter | 1808 | Shunparo | ||||
| #85 |
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Map of Saturn Source https://www.ndl.go.jp/nichiran/e/data/L/114/114-003l.html#EXHIBIT Kopperu tenmon zukai.Tr. by Shiba Koka… | Kokan, Shiba | Saturn | 1808 | Shunparo | ||||
| #75 |
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Map 75 Herschel W 1784 On the Remarkable appearances at the polar regions of the planet Mars, the inclination of its a… | Herschel, William | Mars | 1784 | |||||
| #64 |
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Map of Jupiter and its satellites Wright, Thomas (1750) An original theory or new hypothesis of the universe. London : Printed for the author, and sold by… | Plate VIII | Wright, Thomas | Jupiter | 1750 | ||||
| #65 |
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Map of Saturn and its satellites Wright, Thomas (1750) An original theory or new hypothesis of the universe. London : Printed for the author, and sold by… | Plate VIII | Wright, Thomas | Saturn | 1750 | ||||
| #29 |
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Icon Lunaris Lunar image Courtesy of EA Whitaker ICON LUNARIS Ex Duodecim ipsius Phasib. a prima scilicet post ☌ usq. ad ☍ subsequentem mense O… | Montanari, Germiniano | Moon | 1662 | |||||
| #6763 |
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Schröter's Drawing of Venus (1791) Date: 1789-91 Source: Fred William Price The planet observer's handbook p. 119 | Schröter, Johann Hieronymus | Venus | ||||||
| #6741 |
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日月写真図 True pictures of the Sun and Moon This image was posted on Tumbl. Accoding to the post, it was a copper plate print made by 松田緑山 in the 1860s. The figure… | Matsuda, Midoriyama | Moon |