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.
Reference:
136 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2963 |
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Geostratigraphic map of Rachmaninoff crater and Nathair Facula in the Hokusai Quadrangle (H05) of Mercury | PM-MER-GS-Rachmaninoff_5cc | Wright, Jack | Mercury | H05 | 3M | 2021 | ||
| #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 | |||
| #5607 |
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(nomenclature reference map) | Öner, Tayfun | Janus | unknown | 2018 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | |||
| #5608 | 1:1 Million-Scale Maps of the Moon (nomenclature) | Redding, Bonnie L. | Moon | LAC11-LAC144 | 1M | 2018 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | |||
| #5628 | Mars 1:5 million-scale THEMIS Images (nomenclature) | Mars | 5M | 2018 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | |||||
| #5646 | Mars regional names | Mars | unknown | 2018 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | |||||
| #5631 | Moon 1:10 million-scale Shaded Relief and Color-coded Topography (nomenlcature) | Moon | 10M | 2018 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | |||||
| #5612 | Venus 1:10 million-scale Quadrangles (nomenclature) | I-2490, I-2523, I-2457, I-2466, I-2467, I-2477, I-2475, I-2476 | Venus | 10M | 2018 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | ||||
| #5644 | Venus 1:5 million-scale Magellan Imagery (nomenclature) | Venus | 5M | 2018 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | |||||
| #5594 |
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OpenPlanetaryMap, Mars | Manaud, N. | Mars | variable | 2017 | ||||
| #5602 | The locations of Mercury surface feature names approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) | Redding, Bonnie L. | Mercury | 5M | 2017 | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature/USGS | ||||
| #5522 |
 |
Children’s map of Pluto and Charon Illustrator: Adrienn Gyöngyösi Main text written by Ross Beyer. Editor Henrik Hargitai Publisher: ELTE Universi… | Hargitai, Henrik I. | Gyöngyösi, Adrienn | Pluto, Charon | 2016 | Eötvös Loránd University | |||
| #5166 |
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Destination Mars 2012: Destination Mars 1:27.4M 31.25" x 20.25" 2001 map revised in 2012 Mars image (above) created by Micha… | Caplinger, Michael | Mars | 27.4M | 2012 | National Geographic Society | |||
| #5086 |
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Geologic Map of Pavonis Mons Volcano, Mars | I–2561 | Scott, David H. S. | Mars | 1M | 1998 | U. S. Geological Survey | ||
| #6776 |
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Venus Rainbow colored radar+elevation of the Magellan data | Venus | 30M | 1995 | Sky Publishing, Reploge Globes | ||||
| #4716 |
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Geomorphological map of Mars: Melas Chasma M 1:500k JP Pleuvast Laboratorie de Geographie Physique, ATP de Planetologie INSU, Meudon, France Graphics: V Lahay… | Pleuvast, J. P. | Lahaye-Boquet, V. | Mars | 500k | 1991 | Laboratorie de Geographie Physique, ATP de Planetologie INSU, Meudon, France. Graphics: V Lahaye-Boquet, Paris IV | ||
| #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 | |||
| #4295 |
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Mars North Pole albedo map | Inge, Jay L. | Mars | 25M | 1988 | ||||
| #4375 |
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Фотокарта Венеры Photomap of Venus AN SSSR GUGK SSSR Venera 27 listov fotokarty Venery. Map series of Venus based on Venera 16 and Venera 17 observation… | Venus | 5M | 1988 | Federal Agency for Geodesy and Cartography of the USSR | ||||
| #4023 |
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Ganymede JG-13 review copy (2 sheets) | Hagerty Gray, Patricia | Ganymede | Jg-13 | 5M | 1985 | |||
| #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 | ||||||
| #3619 |
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Preliminary Pictorial Map of Mimas | I-1391 | Inge, Jay L. | Mimas | 5M | 1981 | U. S. Geological Survey |