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.
Month of publication: 6
55 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4727 | MC-29 Eridania relief | Aeschliman, Ralph O. Jr | Mars | MC-29 | 1991 | |||||
| #4593 |
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Lunar Frontside albedo | Inge, Jay L. | Moon | 5M | 1990 | ||||
| #4287 | Enceladus 1:5m shaded relief | Inge, Jay L. | Enceladus | 5M | 1988 | |||||
| #4288 | Enceladus North Pole 1:2m shaded relief | Inge, Jay L. | Enceladus | 2M | 1988 | |||||
| #3801 | Mars Index Simple Cylindrical | Mars | 1983 | |||||||
| #3699 | Ganymede Jg-7 airbrush original | Inge, Jay L. | Ganymede | Jg-7 | 1982 | |||||
| #3700 | Ganymede Jg-7 Airbursh Working Set | Inge, Jay L. | Ganymede | Jg-7 | 1982 | |||||
| #3707 | Io Ji-2 shaded relief making set (review, original) | Bridges, Patricia M. | Io | 1982 | ||||||
| #3140 | Apollo 12 traverse map (base shaded relief) | Bridges, Patricia M. | Moon | LAC 76 | 2.5k | 1978 | ||||
| #3196 | MC-17 Shaded Relief Rendition | Bridges, Patricia M. | Mars | MC-17 | 1978 | |||||
| #3097 | MC-21 Mars Shaded Relief Map, airbrush original | Hall, Barbara J. | Mars | MC-21 | 1977 | |||||
| #2784 |
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Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap - Acosta | LTO80B4 | Moon | 250k | 1975 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #2829 | MC-4 Mare Acidalium Albedo Map | Inge, Jay L. | Mars | MC-4 | 1975 | |||||
| #2493 |
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Lunar Photomap - Zahia | 39B3S1(50) | Moon | 50k | 1974 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #2634 |
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Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap - Yangel | LTO41C4 | Moon | 250k | 1974 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #2658 |
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Lunar Topophotomap - Van Biesbroeck | 39A1S1 (50) | Moon | 50k | 1974 | Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center | |||
| #1981 | Map of Large Craters on Mars | Hartmann, W. K. | Mars | 1972 | ||||||
| #2004 | Mars North Pole 1:5M | Mars | 5M | 1972 | ||||||
| #2049 | Preliminary Mars chart | Mars | 25M | 1972 | ||||||
| #2050 |
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Preliminary Mars Chart (preliminary and uncontrolled base map) | Bridges, Patricia M. | Mars | 25M | 1972 | ||||
| #2056 | Preliminary topographic map Part of the Apennine-Hadley region of the Moon, Apollo 15 post-mission map | Moon | LAC 41 | 25k | 1972 | |||||
| #1758 | Hadley-Apennine site shaded relief map | Bridges, Patricia M. | Moon | LAC 41 | 12.5k | 1971 | ||||
| #1761 | Lansberg Contour Map | Jordan, Raymond | Moon | LAC 76 | 200k | 1971 | ||||
| #1709 | Reference mission traverses: Marius Hills Northwestern site | Schafer, J. P. | Moon | 1970 | ||||||
| #1414 |
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Apollo Translunar / Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart, Apollo Mission 11 | ATT | Moon | LAC 60 | 1969 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |||
| #1442 | Index of photographic coverge for Lunar Orbiter Missions I, II, III and V | Beeler, M. | Moon | Lunar Orbiter | 1969 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ||||
| #1446 | LM Descent monitoring chart, Landing site No2, 4 sheets | LDM | Moon | LAC 60 | 1969 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||||
| #1486 | Lunar Photomap - Fra Mauro | ORB III-23 | Moon | LAC 76 | 250k | 1969 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |||
| #1510 |
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Lunar Topographic Photomap - Fra Mauro | ORB III-23 | Moon | 250k | 1969 | ||||
| #1220 | Lunar Landing Area Map 1st prototype edition June 1968 | LAM II-8 | Moon | LAC 60 | 100k | 1968 | ||||
| #1221 | Lunar Landing site map 1st prototype edition June 1968 | LSM II-8 | Moon | 30k | 1968 | |||||
| #1294 | Lunar surface exploration map 1st prototype edition June 1968 (18 sheets) | LSE II-8-(1-18) | Moon | 5k | 1968 | |||||
| #1295 | Lunar Surface exploration map data package 1 set printed one side on 4mil ugar paper | Moon | 1968 | |||||||
| #1304 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Eratosthenes | ORB V-32a (200) | Moon | 200k | 1968 | Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers | ||||
| #1314 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) Sheet A | ORB-V-38a | Moon | 200k | 1968 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #1315 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) Sheet B | ORB-V-38b | Moon | 200k | 1968 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #1332 | Lunar Uncontrolled Mosaic - Rimae Sulpicius Gallus (Sulpicius Gallus Rilles) | ORV-V-22 | Moon | 200k | 1968 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #1385 | Topographic Map of the Surveyor V Landing Site | Batson, R. M. | Moon | 1968 | ||||||
| #1386 | Topographic Map of the Surveyor VI Landing Site | Jordan, Raymond | Moon | 1968 | ||||||
| #1029 | Lunar Photomap - Orb I-7 (100) | ORB 1-7 (100) | Moon | 100k | 1967 | |||||
| #1148 | Preliminary geologic map of sites III P-XX | Moon | 1967 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ||||||
| #1161 | Topographic Map of the Surveyor III Landing Site | Batson, R. M. | Moon | LAC 76 | 1967 | |||||
| #802 | Alphonus exploration site - LSSM/MFS 14-day mission traverse | Moon | 1966 | Bell Aerosystems | ||||||
| #811 | Hyginus Crater / Rille Exploration site | Moon | 1966 | Bell Aerosystems | ||||||
| #825 |
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Lunar Chart - Capella | AIC 79A | Gibbons, Gail Lynn | Moon | 500k | 1966 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||
| #830 |
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Lunar Chart - Euclids P | AIC 76A | Inge, Jay L. | Moon | 500k | 1966 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||
| #832 |
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Lunar Chart - Fra Mauro | AIC 76B | Snyder, Clifford | Moon | 500k | 1966 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||
| #789 | Suggested landing sites and exporation traverses for Apollo, AES, MOLAB and LESA exploration | Elston, Donald P. | Moon | 1965 | U. S. Geological Survey Manned Lunar Exploration Studies | |||||
| #792 |
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Topographic Lunar Map, Edition 1-AMS | LunarIT2M1LWO | Moon | Northwest | 2M | 1965 | Army Map Service | ||
| #793 |
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Topographic Lunar Map, Edition 1-AMS | LunarIT2M2LWO | Moon | Mid-West | 2M | 1965 | Army Map Service | ||
| #794 |
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Topographic Lunar Map, Edition 1-AMS | LunarIT2M3LWO | Moon | Southwest | 2M | 1965 | Army Map Service | ||
| #796 |
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Topographic Lunar Map, Edition 1-AMS | LunarIT2M5LWO | Moon | Mid-East | 2M | 1965 | Army Map Service | ||
| #797 |
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Topographic Lunar Map, Edition 1-AMS | LunarIT2M6LWO | Moon | Southeast | 2M | 1965 | Army Map Service | ||
| #541 |
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Lunar Chart - Letronne | LAC 75 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Moon | LAC 75 | 1M | 1962 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |
| #542 |
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Lunar Chart - Mare Humorum | LAC-93 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Moon | LAC-93 | 1M | 1962 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center |