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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Photos: Unless otherwise indicated, all photographs are by H. Hargitai. Several photographs are from the USGS Astrogeology Map Library and Lowell Observatory, both in Flagstaff, Arizona. Several photographs of Soviet maps were taken at MIIGAiK, Moscow.
Contact: The catalog is curated by H. Hargitai, ELTE, Budapest, hargitai.henrik@btk.elte.hu.
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39 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2950 |
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Unified Geologic Map of the Moon Original comment: "This new work represents a seamless, globally consistent, 1:5,000,000-scale geologic map derived from… | Fortezzo, Corey M. | Moon | 5M | 2020 | U. S. Geological Survey | |||
| #4840 |
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Shaded Relief and Surface Markings Map of the Lunar Near Side | I-2276 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Inge, Jay L. | Moon | 5M | 1992 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #4842 |
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Shaded Relief and Surface Markings Maps of the Eastern Regions of Ganymede | I-2331 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Ganymede | 15M | 1992 | U. S. Geological Survey | ||
| #4843 |
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Shaded Relief and Surface Markings Maps of the Polar Regions of Ganymede | I-2331 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Ganymede | 15M | 1992 | U. S. Geological Survey | ||
| #4847 |
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Shaded Relief and Surface Markings Maps of the Western Regions of Ganymede | I-2331 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Ganymede | 15M | 1992 | U. S. Geological Survey | ||
| #4848 |
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Shaded Relief Map of the Lunar Near Side | I-2276 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Inge, Jay L. | Moon | 5M | 1992 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #4587 |
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Geologic/geomorphic map of the northern quarter of Venus (preliminary) | OFR-90-24 | Schaber, Gerald G. | Venus | Venus north | 15M | 1990 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #4635 |
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Structure map of the northern quarter of Venus (preliminary) | OFR-90-24 | Schaber, Gerald G. | Venus | Venus north | 15M | 1990 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #4416 |
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Radar Image Map of Part of the Northern Hemisphere of Venus | I-2041 | Venus | 15M | 1989 | U. S. Geological Survey | |||
| #4417 |
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Shaded Relief Map of Part of the Northern Hemisphere of Venus | I-2041 | Morgan, Haig F. | Bridges, Patricia M. | Venus | 15M | 1989 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #4424 |
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Topographic Map of Part of the Northern Hemisphere of Venus | I-2041 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Venus | 15M | 1989 | U. S. Geological Survey | ||
| #3938 |
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Preliminary geologic map of the western equatorial region of Mars | 84-659-A | Scott, David H. S. | Mars | 15M | 1984 | U. S. Geological Survey | ||
| #3165 | Geomorphological Map of Mars Set (Russian) | Makarova, N. V. | Mars | 1978 | ||||||
| #1921 |
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Detailed geologic map, Apollo 17 (Taurus-Littrow) landing area | Wolfe, E. W. | Moon | LAC 43 | 25k | 1972 | |||
| #1925 |
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Geologic Map of Part of the Taurus-Littrow Region of the Moon - Apollo 17 Pre-Mission Map | I-800 | Lucchitta, Baerbel Koesters | Moon | LAC 43 | 50k | 1972 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #1927 | Geologic map of the Apollo 16 (Descartes) landing site area | Elston, Donald P. | Moon | LAC 78 | 25k | 1972 | U. S. Geological Survey | |||
| #1928 | Geologic map of the Apollo 16 (Descartes) region | Elston, Donald P. | Moon | LAC 78 | 100k | 1972 | ||||
| #1936 |
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Geologic Map of the Descartes Region of the Moon - Apollo 16 Pre-Mission Sheet 1 of 2 | I-748 | Milton, Daniel J. | Moon | LAC 78 | 250k | 1972 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #1937 |
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Geologic Map of the Descartes Region of the Moon - Apollo 16 Pre-Mission Sheet 2 of 2 | I-748 | Hodges, Carroll Ann | Moon | LAC 78 | 50k | 1972 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #1950 |
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Geologic Map of the Taurus-Littrow Region of the Moon - Apollo 17 Pre-Mission Map Sheet 1 of 2 | I-800 | Scott, David H. S. | Moon | LAC 43 | 250k | 1972 | U. S. Geological Survey | |
| #2024 | Preliminary Geologic Map Crater Gassendi of the Moon | Titley, Spencer Rowe | Moon | LAC 43 | 50k | 1972 | ||||
| #2046 | Preliminary geologic map, central part of the Gassendi Crater of the moon | Howard, K. A. | Moon | 50k | 1972 | |||||
| #2047 | Preliminary geologic map, part of the Littrow region of the Moon | Lucchitta, Baerbel Koesters | Moon | LAC 43 | 50k | 1972 | ||||
| #2050 |
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Preliminary Mars Chart (preliminary and uncontrolled base map) | Bridges, Patricia M. | Mars | 25M | 1972 | ||||
| #1741 |
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Geologic Map of Apollo Landing Sites 4 and 4R Part of Wichmann CA Region, Oceanus Procellarum | I-625 [ORB 3 - 11(25)] | West, Mareta N. | Moon | 25k | 1971 | U. S. Geological Survey |