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.
Country_publisher: Germany
153 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5676 | Die Karten des Mondes The maps of the Moon | Buchroithner, Manfred F. | Moon | 2020 | Naumann & Göbel | |||||
| #5669 | Geological map of the Apollo 12 landing site (green triangle) in Oceanus Procellarum | Moon | 2019 | |||||||
| #5670 | Geological map of the southwestern part of the Mare Tranquillitatis around the Apollo 11 landing site | Moon | 2019 | |||||||
| #5650 | Apollo 17 Landing Site | L 15K 20.2/30.7 East COMT 2018 | Robinson, M. S. | Moon | 15k | 2018 | U. S. Geological Survey, TU Berlin, DRL | |||
| #5566 | Ceres HAMO photom | Ceres | 750k | 2017 | German Aerospace Center | |||||
| #5571 | Geological map of the Ac-1 Asari Quadrangle of Ceres | Ruesch, O. | Ceres | Ac-1 | 500k | 2017 | ||||
| #5572 | Geological map of the Ac-10 Quadrangle of Ceres | Platz, Thomas | Ceres | Ac-10 | 500k | 2017 | ||||
| #5573 | Geological map of the Ac-11 Quadrangle of Ceres | Schulze, F. | Ceres | Ac-11 | 500k | 2017 | ||||
| #5577 | Geological map of the Ac-15 Quadrangle of Ceres | Platz, Thomas | Ceres | Ac-15 | 500k | 2017 | ||||
| #5578 | Geological map of the Ac-2 Quadrangle of Ceres | Pasckert, J. H. | Ceres | Ac-2 | 500k | 2017 | ||||
| #5582 | Geological map of the Ac-6 Quadrangle of Ceres | Krohn, K. | Ceres | Ac-6 | 500k | 2017 | ||||
| #5600 | Uncontrolled Mosaic of Ceres | Roatsch, Thomas | Ceres | 250k | 2017 | German Aerospace Center | ||||
| #5551 |
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Oxia Palus Scale: 1:700k Date: 2016 MC-11E quadrangle. This mapping effort supports ExoMars landing site selection Source: Ka… | MC-11-E-NW 700K 22.5/343.125 COMT (K) | Schultz, Katja | Mars | 700k | 2016 | |||
| #5552 | Photogeologic map of the Hellas basin floor | Bernhardt, Hannes | Mars | 2M | 2016 | |||||
| #5460 | Controlled mosaic of Vesta | Roatsch, Thomas | Vesta | 500k | 2014 | German Aerospace Center | ||||
| #5467 | Geological map of the Av-12 quadrangle of Vesta | Krohn, K. | Vesta | Av-12 | 5k | 2014 | ||||
| #5468 | Geological map of the Av-13 quadrangle of Vesta | Kneissl, T. | Vesta | Av-13 | 5k | 2014 | ||||
| #5469 | Geological map of the Av-2 quadrangle of Vesta | Ruesch, O. | Vesta | Av-2 | 5k | 2014 | ||||
| #5492 | Uncontrolled Mosaic of Vesta | Roatsch, Thomas | Vesta | 200k | 2014 | German Aerospace Center | ||||
| #5414 |
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Apollo 11 landing site | Jones, Eric M. | Moon | 2012 | |||||
| #5415 |
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Apollo 11 landing site | O'Dea, Joseph | Moon | 2012 | |||||
| #5424 | Die Karten den Mars ... The maps of Mars ... | Mars | 2012 | Naumann & Göbel | ||||||
| #5425 | Die Karten des Mondes... The maps of the Moon... | Moon | 2012 | Naumann & Göbel | ||||||
| #5433 | Karte der Venus Map of Venus | GmbH, Huber Medien | Venus | 2012 | Naumann & Göbel | |||||
| #5440 | Vorläufige Traversierungskarte der Apollo-11 Landestelle (rekonstruiert) Preliminary traverse map of the Apollo 11 landing site (reconstructed) | Schmagmeier, Thomas | Moon | 2012 | self published | |||||
| #5400 | Controlled mosaic of Vesta | Roatsch, Thomas | Vesta | 1.5M | 2011 | German Aerospace Center | ||||
| #5384 | Semi-controlled Mosaic of Rhea | Kersten, Elke | Rhea | 500k | 2010 | German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research | ||||
| #5327 |
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Controlled mosaic of Phobos Controlled Mosaic of Phobos 4 Quads Editors: Oberst, J, DLR. Photogrammetry: Oberst J, Willner K., Cartography: Semm S… | Mp 50K 0/270 COMT | Oberst, Jürgen | Phobos | 50k | 2008 | |||
| #5328 | Controlled Mosaic of Phobos | Oberst, Jürgen | Phobos | 50k | 2008 | |||||
| #5329 | Controlled Mosaic of Phobos | Oberst, Jürgen | Phobos | 50k | 2008 | |||||
| #5330 | Controlled Mosaic of Phobos | Oberst, Jürgen | Phobos | 50k | 2008 | |||||
| #5356 |
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Map 5356 Publisher: Marbach : Tobias-Mayer-Museum; Bremen; Berlin Ars Mechanica Marbach Tobias-Mayer-Verein 2008 Original: 1750, … | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 2008 | Marbach : Tobias-Mayer-Museum; Bremen; Berlin Ars Mechanica Marbach Tobias-Mayer-Verein | ||||
| #5342 | Semi-controlled Mosaic of Dione | Kersten, Elke | Dione | 1M | 2008 | German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research | ||||
| #5343 | Semi-controlled Mosaic of Iapetus | Kersten, Elke | Iapetus | 3M | 2008 | German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research | ||||
| #5344 | Semi-controlled Mosaic of Mimas | Kersten, Elke | Mimas | 1.5M | 2008 | German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research | ||||
| #5345 | Semi-controlled Mosaic of Tethys | Kersten, Elke | Tethys | 1M | 2008 | German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research | ||||
| #5308 |
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Hale-Bond region 1:600,000 Series ID: M 600k 34.50S/323.75E OMKG Hale-Bond Region, Mars. Source: J.Albertz, S. Gehrke, H. Lehmann, M.… | M600k 34.50S/323.75E OMKG | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 600k | 2007 | |||
| #5317 |
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Sabrina Vallis Region The 400k series Name: Topographic Image Map Mars 1:400,000 Example Title: Topographic Image Map Mars, Sabrina Vallis R… | M400k 11.50N/312.00E OMKT | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 400k | 2007 | |||
| #5278 | Alba Patera | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5279 | Albor Tholus | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5280 | Albor Tholus | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5281 | Candor Chasma | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5282 |
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Centauri and Hellas Montes 1:300,000 Series The geomorphologic map sheet of the Centauri and Hellas Montes area. Editors: Albertz J, Jaumann R, N… | M300k38.25S/96.42E OMKG | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 300k | 2006 | |||
| #5283 | Centauri and Hellas Montes Area | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 300k | 2006 | |||||
| #5284 | Centauri/Hellas | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5285 | Centauri/Hellas | Mars | 300k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5286 | Chasma Boreale | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5287 |
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Chasma Boreale Region The 200k series Standard procedure: "the Martian surface is covered in 10,372 individual sheets in equal-area pro… | M200k 86.00N/324.00E OMKT | Mars | 200k | 2006 | ||||
| #5288 | Dokka | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5292 | Hydraotes Chaos | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 100k | 2006 | TU Berlin | ||||
| #5293 | Iani Chaos | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5294 | Iani Chaos Region | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 50k | 2006 | TU Berlin | ||||
| #5295 | Iani Chaos Region | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 100k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | ||||
| #5296 | Mangala Valles | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5297 | Mangala Valles | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5299 | Nanendi Valles | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5300 | North Pole | Mars | 200k | 2006 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | |||||
| #5301 | Semi-controlled Mosaic of Enceladus | Kersten, Elke | Enceladus | 500k | 2006 | German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research | ||||
| #5252 | Dresden map of Deimos | Krasnopevtseva, B. V. | Deimos | 300k | 2005 | Technische Universität Dresden | ||||
| #5253 |
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Dresden Map of Mercury Title: Merkur Map editor: M.F.Buchroithner (Dresden University of Technology) Map consultants: B. V. Krasnopevtseva, K. … | Franke, R. | Mercury | 18M | 2005 | Institute for Cartography, Dresden University of Technology, Germany | |||
| #5254 | Dresden map of Phobos | Krasnopevtseva, B. V. | Phobos | 100k | 2005 | Technische Universität Dresden | ||||
| #5264 |
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Mars Moons Published by the ICA Commission on Planetary Cartography. The Phobos map consists of one sheet, varies in scale between… | Barabashova, M. E. | Deimos, Phobos | 100k | 2005 | ||||
| #5266 | Tithonium Chasma | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 200k | 2005 | TU Berlin, DLR, Freie Universitat Berlin | ||||
| #5231 |
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Gusev Crater Region Geologic Map of Mars 1: 600 000 Publishers: TU Berlin, DLR, ESA, FU Berlin Only one known sheet has been published: G… | M600k14.00S/175.50E G | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 600k | 2004 | |||
| #5195 |
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Dresden Map of Mars Map editor: M.F.Buchroithner (Dresden University of Technology) Map consultants: B. V. Krasnopevtseva, K. B. Shingareva,… | Buchroithner, Manfred F. | Mars | 25M | 2002 | Institute for Cartography, Dresden University of Technology, Germany | |||
| #5196 |
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Dresden Map of Venus Map editors: M.F.Buchroithner (Dresden University of Technology), B. V. Krasnopevtseva, K. B. Shingareva, Moscow State U… | Franke, R. | Venus | 45M | 2002 | Institute for Cartography, Dresden University of Technology, Germany | |||
| #5205 | Luna Moon Mond Moon | Buchroithner, Manfred F. | Moon | 12.8M | 2002 | Institute of Cartography, TU Dresden, ICA | ||||
| #5209 | Topographic Image Map of Valles Marineris | Mars | 2M | 2002 | German Aerospace Center | |||||
| #5090 | Panorama and Orthoimage Map of the Pathfinder Landing Site - Ares Vallis, Mars | Jaumann, Ralf | Mars | 50 | 1998 | German Aerospace Center | ||||
| #4679 |
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Der Mars / La Planète Mars / Mars The Planet Mars Interpretative Analysis of the Relief of the Surface of Mars Relief genesis, relief dynamics, relief division 1:30M Auth… | Jöns, H.-P. | Mars | 30M | 1991 | ||||
| #4241 |
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Mars.Marsmonde. Mars. Mars globe/world. Mars. 1:23 500 000 Author: Hellmuth Wolf, Gotha Dresden, 1984. DDR Autor: H. Wolf, Gotha Reproduktion Grafischer Großb… | Wolf, Hellmuth | Mars, Phobos, Deimos | 23.5M | 1987 | VEB Hermann Haack, Geographisch-Kartographische Anstalt Gotha | |||
| #3869 |
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Erdmond Earth's Moon Erdmond 1:12 000 000 Author: H. Wolf, Gotha Ed.: H. Langer, W. Drapak, Gotha Saafeld, 1984. DDR Autor: H. Wolf, Gotha … | Wolf, Hellmuth | Moon | 12M | 1984 | ||||
| #3888 | Map of Mars | Wolf, Hellmuth | Mars | 23.5M | 1984 | Dresden, 1984. DDR | ||||
| #3020 |
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Map 3020 33 cm 1:10 500 000 Ed. Hellmuth Wolf Gotha/Leipzig, 1976 DDR Virtual Globe for Google Earth. Google Earth Add-… | Wolf, Hellmuth | Moon | 10.5M | 1976 | ||||
| #1189 |
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Die große Karte vom Mond The large map of the Moon Mond / Moon / Lune 1:8M Calendar for 1969 South-up Dr. F. Hölzel Die große Karte vom Mond Das größte Abenteuer … | Hölzel, F. | Moon | 8M | 1968 | Falk Verlag Germany | |||
| #370 |
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Mondkarte Map of the Moon Courtesy EA Whitaker | Franz, Julius | Franz, Julius | Moon | 1942 | ||||
| #367 |
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Unser Mond Our Moon | Fauth, Philipp J. H. | Moon | 4M | 1936 | ||||
| #361 | Map 361 | Fauth, Philipp J. H. | Moon | 1932 | ||||||
| #342 | Übersichtkarte des planeten Mars für die Periheliopposition 1924 Overview map of the planet Mars for the perihelion opposition of 1924 | Graff, Kasimir | Mars | 1926 | ||||||
| #333 |
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Mondkarte Nach Beobachtungen von Beer, Mädler und Nasmyth Moon map after observations by Beer, Mädler and Nasmyth From: Bruno Bürgel: Aus Fernen Welten. 1924 Map is compiled from previous maps. Nomenclature is biscriptual Blackletter… | Bürgel, Bruno | Moon | 1924 | |||||
| #324 | Handkarte des Mondes Hand map of the Moon | Debes, E. | Moon | 20M | 1922 | |||||
| #325 | Kleiner Mondatlas, Überschichtskarte | Debes, E. | Moon | 20M | 1922 | |||||
| #311 | Die Randlandschaften des Mondes The limb regions of the Moon | Franz, Julius | Moon | 1913 | E. Karras | |||||
| #309 | Mond Atlas Neue Folge with Übersichkarte Moon Atlas, new series with overview map | Krieger, Johann N. | Moon | 1912 | ||||||
| #289 | Der Mond The Moon | Franz, Julius | Moon | 1906 | ||||||
| #252 |
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Niveaukarte des Mondes nach J. Franz, Breslau. Elevation map of the Moon after J. Franz, Breslau Franz, J., (1899). Die Figur des Mondes, Astron. Beobachtungen, Königsberg, Bd.38 Reproductions: Niveaukarte des Monde… | Franz, Julius | Moon | 1899 | |||||
| #246 |
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Map 246 Brockhaus, F.A. 1894-1898; Brockhaus' Konverzations Lexikon; Leipzig/Berlin/Wien Image and text courtesy of Ton Linde… | Brockhaus, F. A. | Moon | 1898 | |||||
| #245 | Mond-Atlas entworten nach den Beobachtungen an der Pia-Sternwarte in Triest,I Band Moon atlas designed from observations at the Pia Observatory in Trieste, volume I | Krieger, Johann N. | Moon | 1898 | ||||||
| #239 |
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Map 239 Map of Mars 1896 Leo Brenner (Spiridon Gopčević) Lussinpiccolo observations 1896 Abhandlungen der Kgl Akademie des Wis… | Brenner, Leo | Mars | 1897 | |||||
| #235 | Photographischer Mond-Atlas Photographic Moon Atlas | Weinek, Ladislaus | Moon | 1897 | ||||||
| #231 |
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Map 231 New edition south up. Meyers Konversations Lexikon 5./6. (1896?). Publisher: Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig. Perhaps… | Radefeld, C. C. | Moon | 1896 | Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig | ||||
| #223 | Atlas von 25 Topographischen Spezialkarten des Mondes Atlas of 25 topographic special maps of the Moon | Fauth, Philipp J. H. | Moon | 1M | 1895 | |||||
| #214 | Mondkarte in 25 sektionen von Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, mit einer beschreubung der einzelnen Karten von Dr J F Julius Schmidt Moon map in 25 sections by Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, with a description of the individual maps by Dr J F Julius Schmidt | Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gothelf | Moon | 1892 | Johann Ambrosius Barth Verlag | |||||
| #195 |
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Karte des Planeten Mars Map of the planet Mars Karte des Planeten Mars 1883-84, Oswald Lohse Publikazionen des Astrophysikalischen Observatorium Potsdam. N 28, 1891. f… | Lohse, Oswald | Mars | 1891 | |||||
| #196 | Map of the extent of the bright north polar spot of Mars | Lohse, Oswald | Mars | 1891 | ||||||
| #174 | Map of Mars | Lohse, Oswald | Mars | 1882 | ||||||
| #166 |
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Karte des Mondes Map of the Moon In: Karl Wilhelm Valentiner, 1881, Astronomische Bilder, Leipzig Author unknown. | Valentiner, Karl Wilhelm | Moon | 1881 | |||||
| #172 |
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Map 172 Cartographer: F. Kaiser Source: Flammarion, C. 1892; La Planète Mars; Paris Courtesy Ton Lindemann Also reproduced in… | Kaiser, Frederic | Mars | 1881 | |||||
| #169 | Mondansicht | Fig. 81 | Drechsler, A. | Moon | 1881 | J. J. Weber | ||||
| #5697 |
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Mondkarte Map of the Moon Map of the Moon Publisher/Cartographer: Richard Andree Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, Leipzig (Germany) Publisher: Bie… | Andree, Richard | Andree, Richard | Moon | 1881 | Velhagen & Klasing |