Catalog of Planetary Maps
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.
Map Number:
145 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3873 |
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Ganyemede Jg-12 review copy | Davis, Susan L. | Ganymede | Jg-12 | 5M | 1984 | |||
| #6687 |
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Venus surface data source map | Venus | 1984 | ||||||
| #3871 |
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Схематическая карта строения поверхности Европы (составил автор) Schematic map of the surface structure of Europa (compiled by the author) G.A Burba: Nomenklatura Detaley Relyefa Galileevych Sputnikov Jupitera Nauka, Moskva, 1984. Editors: K.P. Florenskiy, Y… | Florenskii, Kirill Pavlovich | Europa | 1984 | Nauka | ||||
| #3471 |
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Tectonic map of Mars, Carte tectonique du Mars, тектоническая карта марса Tectonic map of Mars, 1978 (9 sheets) | Kats, Ya G. | Mars | 20M | 1980 | Ministry of Geology, USSR | |||
| #5716 |
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Полная карта Луны (1 sheet) Complete map of the Moon Polnaya Karta Luny 1:10 000 000 Nauka, Moskva, 1979. Luna-3, Zond-3, Lunar Orbiter Reprinted in 1985 Using the orig… | Lipsky, Yurii Naumovich | Moon | 10M | 1979 | Federal Agency for Geodesy and Cartography of the USSR | |||
| #3371 |
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Полная карта Луны (9 листов) Complete map of the Moon (9 sheets) Publisher: Sternberg Institute of Moscow State Lomonosov University 1979 Edition In 9 sheets and in 1 sheet http://… | Lipsky, Yurii Naumovich | Moon | Moon, full | 5M | 1979 | Nauka | ||
| #6794 |
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Impact craters of the Earth | Dence, M. R. | 1978 | NASA Johnson Space Center | |||||
| #3193 |
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Mars-1978 Lowell Observatory | Martin, Leonard J. | Inge, Jay L. | Mars | 25M | 1978 | Lowell Observatory / International Planetary Patrol Program | ||
| #6769 |
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The Earth's Moon | Moon | 10.5M | 1976 | National Geographic Society | ||||
| #2804 |
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Mars 1975-76 | Inge, Jay L. | Mars | 25M | 1975 | Lowell Observatory, Planetary Research Center | |||
| #2831 | Mercury H-8 relief drawing | Bridges, Patricia M. | Mercury | H-08 | 1975 | |||||
| #2835 | Preliminary shaded relief map of the Kuiper quadrangle of Mercury | Inge, Jay L. | Mercury | H-06 | 1975 | |||||
| #6784 |
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Martian Albedo Features and Topography (contour added) | Mars | 1974 | Lowell Observatory, Planetary Research Center | |||||
| #6770 |
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Geologic Map of the Purbach Quadrangle of the Moon | Holt, H. E. | Moon | LAC 95 | 1973 | ||||
| #6787 |
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Pacific Recovery Planning Chart | Earth | 10M | 1972 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||||
| #6786 |
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V-12 major Lunar features Used after Transearth Injection. It was onboard Apollo 16, part of a set "Lunar Orbital Science Visual Observational Sit… | Moon | 1972 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |||||
| #1420 |
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Denoyer-Geppert Lunar Globe Publisher: Chicago : Denoyer-Geppert Date: 1969 References: http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AC04849564 | Moon | 1969 | Denoyer-Geppert | |||||
| #6781 |
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Mars 1969 north 'cloud' frequencies | Martin, Leonard J. | Mars | 1969 | |||||
| #6782 |
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Topographic map of Mars | Hunten, Donald M. | Mars | 1969 | |||||
| #1558 |
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Полная карта Луны (9 листов) Complete map of the Moon (9 sheets) 1:5 000 000 Sternberg Astronomy Institute Luna-3, Zond-3, Lunar Orbiter images Chief of the department: Yu. N.Lipskiy… | Lipsky, Yurii Naumovich | Moon | Moon, full | 5M | 1969 | Nauka | ||
| #1152 |
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Preliminary Geologic Map of the Rümker Quadrangle of the Moon (Preliminary Geologic Map of the Rumker Quadrangle of the Moon) | Eggleton, Richard E. | Moon | LAC 23 | 1M | 1967 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||
| #1168 |
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Полная карта Луны Complete map of the Moon Polnaya karta Luny using Luna-3 (1959) and Zond-3 (1965) images 1:5 000 000 Nauka, Moskva, 1967. Projection: „arbitr… | Lipsky, Yurii Naumovich | Moon | 5M | 1967 | Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Topograpical–Geodetical Survey | |||
| #849 |
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Lunar equatorial base map I = Preliminary terrain map of the Lunar equatorial belt Published and unpublished photographs from the Lick and Mt. Wilson Observatories and Ranger Series Photography. Visual t… | Holm, Esther A. | Moon | 1M | 1966 | ||||
| #854 | Lunar Equatorial Base Map I-VI | Holm, Esther A. | Moon | 1966 | ||||||
| #904 |
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Ranger VIII Lunar Map - Sabine, preliminary printing | Moon | 250k | 1966 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #911 |
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Terrain Atlas of the Lunar Equatorial Belt I — INTRODUCTION A. Purpose and Scope: The lunar equatorial belt between 60° W and 60° E longitude and 10° N to 10… | Holm, Esther A. | Moon | 1966 | |||||
| #771 |
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Preliminary Geologic Map of the Macrobius Quadrangle of the Moon | Pohn, Howard A. | Moon | LAC 43 | 1965 | ||||
| #779 |
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Preliminary Geologic Map of the Taruntius Quadrangle | Wilhelms, Don E. | Moon | LAC 61 | 1M | 1965 | |||
| #610 |
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Rectified Lunar Atlas (Supplement to the USAF Lunar Atlas) A manuscript page of the Atlas with an actual photograph RECTIFIED LUNAR ATLAS Supplement Number Two to the PHOTO… | Whitaker, Ewen A. | Moon | 3.5M | 1963 | University of Arizona Press | |||
| #6798 |
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300 in map of the Moon, Special section. Polar projection | Wilkins, Hugh Percy | Moon | 1951 | |||||
| #373 |
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300 inch map of the Moon Photo: LPOD Sep15 2008. Cartographer: H Percy Wilkins, "the last traditional selenographer" Editions: Early editio… | Wilkins, Hugh Percy | Moon | 456k | 1946 | International Lunar Society | |||
| #377 |
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300 inch map of the Moon 100 inch reduction Photo: LPOD Sep15 2008. Cartographer: H Percy Wilkins, "the last traditional selenographer" Editions: Early editio… | Wilkins, Hugh Percy | Moon | 1.4M | 1946 | ||||
| #363 |
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Named Lunar Formations, vol II (Atlas of the Moon, Map of the Moon) ATLAS OF THE MOON. This Atlas prepared for the International Astronomical Union accompanies the Names of Lunar Formatio… | Blagg, Mary A. | Moon | 3.5M | 1935 | IAU/PERCY LUND, HUMPHRIES & CO. LTD | |||
| #6802 |
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Reduction de la Carte Félix Chemla Lamech | 1933 | |||||||
| #354 |
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Great 200in Map of the Moon Photo: LPOD Sep15 2008. Cartographer: H Percy Wilkins, "the last traditional selenographer" Editions: Early editio… | Wilkins, Hugh Percy | Moon | 687k | 1930 | ||||
| #343 |
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Karel Andel: Mappa Selenographica | Andel, Karel | Moon | 5.7M | 1926 | Jos. Klepesta | |||
| #6780 |
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Mars-1911 | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1911 | |||||
| #280 |
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Map 280 A Mars és a Föld összehasonlító topográfiája. Comparative topography of Mars and Earth. Lukács Károly 1904. Manuscript. … | Lukács, Károly | Mars | 1904 | |||||
| #6789 |
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Atlas Lunaire | Puiseux, P. | Moon | 1899 | Societé Belge d'Astronomie | ||||
| #229 |
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Lick Observatory Atlas of the Moon | Holden, Edward S. | Moon | 3.6M | 1896 | Lick Observatory | |||
| #226 |
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Map of the South Pole of Mars, Showing the Polar Cap and its Changes, 1894 Map of the South Pole of Mars, Showing the Polar Cap and its Changes, 1894. In: MARS by Percival Lowell, 1895. | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1895 | |||||
| #187 |
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Carte générale de la Lune. General map of the Moon Carte générale de la Lune. Editor: Camille Flammarion Based on: the map of C.M. Gaudibert Graphic artist: Léon … | Flammarion, Camille | Fenet, L. | Moon | 1887 | ||||
| #141 |
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Mondkarte mittle Libration Moon map at mean libration | Opelt, O. M. | Moon | 1874 | |||||
| #128 |
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Lunar Map Zone II, Zone IV Scale 200 inches = Moon's diameter | Birt, William R. | Moon | 695k | 1864 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Lunar Committee / British Astronomical Association | |||
| #114 |
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Relief der sichtbaren Halbkugel des Mondes, angefertigt von Th. Dickert in Bonn. Relief of the visible hemisphere of the Moon, made by Th. Dickert in Bonn. Location: Bonn, Germany, 1850, transported to the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (189x-190x) Constructed b… | Dickert, Th | Moon | 600k | 1850 | ||||
| #104 |
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Exhibiting the same view of the Moon’s surface as plate the first Plate the 2nd Exhibiting the same view of the Moon’s surface as plate the first. The first plate presents the Moon… | Russell, John | Moon | 1840 | James Wyld, Charing Cross East | ||||
| #103 |
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The Moon in Plano Plate the First of the Moon in Plano. Engraved by John Russell Esq. R.A. from his original Drawings, carefully measu… | Russell, John | Moon | 1840 | James Wyld, Charing Cross East | ||||
| #95 |
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Mappa Selenographica totam Lunae hemisphaeram risibilem complectons chorratinibus propriis secundum projectionem othographicam quatuor Sectionibus constructa et delineata Suae Majestati Friderico Sexto regi daniae illustrissimo .... Guilelmo Beer et Joanne Henrico Mädler Ediio Genuina Berolini MDCCCXXXIV Ex autographico in lapudem inciduit Carolus Vogel Apud Simon Schropp et Soc Selenographic map encompassing the whole visible hemisphere of the Moon Mappa SELENOGRAPHICA totam Lunae hemisphaeram visibilem complectens Observationibus propriis secundum projectionem… | Guilelmo, Beer | Moon | 1834 | Simon Schropp & Co. | ||||
| #6796 |
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The Moon in Plano | Russell, John | Moon | 1805 | Wra. Faden Charing cross | ||||
| #78 |
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Tob. Mayeri tabula selenograhica Tobias Mayer's selenographic table/map Publication Date: 1791 Published in Selenotopographische Fragmente zur genauern Kenntniss der Mondfläche, ihrer erlit… | Schröter, Johann Hieronymus | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 1791 | Carl Gotthelf Fleckeisen |