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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59 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4955 | Venus 1:10M airbrush relief | 8QfMW | Aeschliman, Ralph O. Jr | Venus | 1993 | |||||
| #4577 | Deimos Airbrush Working Set | Bridges, Patricia M. | Deimos | 1990 | ||||||
| #4592 | Lunar Farside 1:5M Albedo Plate - Maria | Inge, Jay L. | Moon | 5M | 1990 | |||||
| #4401 | MC-23 shaded relief making set | Bridges, Patricia M. | Mars | MC-8 | 5M | 1989 | ||||
| #4019 | Ganymede JG-1 shaded relief | Bridges, Patricia M. | Ganymede | Jg-1 | 1985 | |||||
| #4027 | Ganymede Jg-6 airbrush original | Inge, Jay L. | Ganymede | Jg-6 | 1985 | |||||
| #4104 | Preliminary Ganymede Jg-6 review copy | ?, Ted | Inge, Jay L. | Ganymede | Jg-6 | 1985 | ||||
| #3795 | Io Ji-3 Airbrush original "enlarged 5x" with review notes | Bridges, Patricia M. | Io | Ji-3 | 1983 | |||||
| #3716 | Moon Index base drawing | Inge, Jay L. | Moon | 1982 | ||||||
| #3455 | Moon south pole relief | Hall, Barbara J. | Moon | 5M | 1980 | |||||
| #3473 | Tethys Preliminary | Bridges, Patricia M. | Tethys | 6.1M | 1980 | |||||
| #3087 |
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Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap - Sklodowska Occidentalis | LTO100A1 | Moon | 250k | 1977 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #3121 | Sinus Sabaeus Shaded Relief | Hall, Barbara J. | Mars | MC-20 | 5M | 1977 | ||||
| #2936 |
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Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap - Necho | LTO83B4 | Moon | 250k | 1976 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #2569 |
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Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap - Joy | LTO41B3 | Moon | 250k | 1974 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #2619 |
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Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap - Spurr | LTO41A3 | Moon | 250k | 1974 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #2701 | Mariner 9 B-camera coverage Mare Boreum MC-1 (revolutions 100 and subsequent) | Mars | MC-1 | 4.3M | 1974 | U. S. Geological Survey | ||||
| #2735 | Region North of Aristarchus Plateau | S-222 | Moon | 100k | 1974 | |||||
| #2291 | Uncontrolled Quick-Reaction Photomoasic - Sheet 39 | Moon | LAC 39 | 1M | 1973 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||||
| #1943 | Geologic map of the Littrow region of the Moon | Carr, Michael H. | Moon | LAC 43 | 250k | 1972 | ||||
| #1969 | Lunar Topographic Map - Aristarchus | ORB V-48 | Moon | 250k | 1972 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||||
| #1975 | Lunar Topographic Photomap - Descartes | Moon | LAC 78 | 25k | 1972 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #2051 | Preliminary Mars Chart South Polar Region | Bridges, Patricia M. | Mars | MC-30 | 5M | 1972 | U. S. Geological Survey | |||
| #1819 | Mars Chart, Meridiani Sinus Region | Cross, Charles A. | Mars | 1971 | ||||||
| #1861 | Traverse map of the Fra Mauro landing site | Offield, Terry W. | Moon | 5k | 1971 | |||||
| #1605 |
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Lunar Earthside Chart (LMP-1) ("National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Earthside Chart") | LMP-1 | Boyce, J. M. | Moon | Moon, near side | 5M | 1970 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |
| #1607 |
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Lunar Farside Chart (LMP-2) (Natonal Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Farside Chart) | LMP-2 | Moon | Moon, Farside | 5M | 1970 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||
| #1611 | Lunar Photomap - Hipparchus | ORB V-24 | Moon | 250k | 1970 | |||||
| #1618 |
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Lunar Polar Chart (LMP-3) "National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Polar Chart" | LMP-3 | Moon | Moon, pole | 5M | 1970 | |||
| #1640 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Hipparchus Sheet A | ORB V-24 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #1641 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Hipparchus Sheet B | ORB V-24 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #1642 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Hipparchus Sheet C | ORB V-24 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #1643 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Hipparchus Sheet D | ORB V-24 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #1663 |
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Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Rimae Littrow Sheet B | Orb V-14 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | |||
| #1665 |
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Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Rimae Littrow Sheet C | Orb V-14 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | |||
| #1666 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Rimae Littrow Sheet D | Orb V-14 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #1667 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Rimae Littrow Sheet E | Orb V-14 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #1668 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Rimae Littrow Sheet F | Orb V-14 | Moon | 25k | 1970 | U.S. Army Topographic Command | ||||
| #1183 | AIC 60C revised relief | Mitchell, Tom | Moon | AIC 60c | 500k | 1968 | ||||
| #1190 | Distribution of Mare Basins on the Moon | NASA SL68-712 1-17-68 | Moon | 1968 | ||||||
| #1208 | Geologic map of the Surveyor VII Fra Mauro site (Orb III M-133) making set | Eggleton, Richard E. | Moon | 1968 | ||||||
| #1210 | Geologic map of Tycho | Moon | 375k | 1968 | ||||||
| #1215 | Letter from National Geographic to Shoemaker on corrections of the NatGeo lunar map | Moon | 1968 | |||||||
| #1217 |
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Lunar Chart - Arago | AIC 60C | Mitchell, Tom | Moon | 500k | 1968 | US Air Force | ||
| #1245 | Lunar maria and circular basins | NASA SL68-709 | Moon | 1968 | ||||||
| #1254 | Lunar Photomap - ORB III-11 (100) | ORB III-11 (100) | Moon | 100k | 1968 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #1268 | Lunar Photomap - Orb III-9 (100) | ORB III-9 (100) | Moon | 100k | 1968 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #1375 | Surveyor I Site | Moon | 2k | 1968 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |||||
| #1376 | Surveyor I Site | Moon | 2k | 1968 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |||||
| #1377 | Surveyor I Site | Moon | 500 | 1968 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |||||
| #1378 |
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Surveyor III Site | Moon | LAC 76 | 2k | 1968 | Army Map Service | |||
| #969 |
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Lunar Chart - Plato | LAC-12 | Inge, Jay L. | Moon | LAC-12 | 1M | 1967 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |
| #973 |
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Lunar Chart - Secchi | AIC 61C | Snyder, Clifford | Moon | 500k | 1967 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||
| #841 |
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Lunar Chart - Pallace | AIC 59D | Faure, Bruce Q. | Dungan, Fred | Moon | 500k | 1966 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |
| #847 |
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Lunar Chart - Triesnecker | AIC 59C | Faure, Bruce Q. | Dungan, Fred | Moon | 500k | 1966 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |
| #853 |
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Lunar equatorial base map IV = Preliminary terrain map of the Lunar equatorial belt | Holm, Esther A. | Moon | 1M | 1966 | ||||
| #857 |
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Lunar Isothermal Chart - LIC-1 Prototype | LIC-1 | Moon | 5M | 1966 | ||||
| #643 | (unnamed map) Surveyor landing site circles | Shoemaker, E. M. | Moon | 1964 | ||||||
| #617 | Through the eyepiece - the Moon North American Aviation, Inc. Lunar Crater & Data Poster | 515-V | Moon | 1963 | North American Aviation, Inc., Space and Information Systems Division |