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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Language: English
21 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5564 |
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Map 5564 Location: Griffith Observatory Relief and albedo globe of the Moon (tactile). Illuminated from its side, and rotating… | Moon | 2016 | ||||||
| #5539 | Map of "Luna-17" Landing Site and the "Lunokhod-1" Route | Karachevtseva, I. P. | Moon | 6k | 2016 | |||||
| #5540 | Map of "Luna-21" Landing Region and the "Lunokhod-2" Route | Karachevtseva, I. P. | Moon | 2016 | ||||||
| #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 | |||
| #5720 |
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Геоморфологическая карта Марса Geomorphological map of Mars, 1978 | Makarova, N. V. | Mars | 20M | 1980 | Aerogeologiya, Monosterstva Geologii SSSR | |||
| #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 | |||||
| #1551 |
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The Earth's Moon (National Geographic) Publisher: (c) The National Geography Society Feb 1969 / 1976 / 2003 editions Nomenclature: 1969: English/Latin, 2004: L… | Riddiford, Charles Ernest | Toth, Tibor | Moon | 10.5M | 1969 | National Geographic Society | ||
| #1091 |
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Map of the visible side of the Moon, map of the other side of the Moon Fine drawing of the near and far side hemispheres of the Moon, simplified to the phase when the Luna 3 images' features … | Moon | 20M | 1967 | Polish Scientific Publishers | ||||
| #867 |
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Moon Chart CS. Hammond and CO., 1966 and 1969 Background photo from ACIC Encyclopedia of Aviation and Space Sciences Map 49… | Hammond, C. S. | Moon | 1966 | CS. Hammond and CO. | ||||
| #556 |
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Physiographic Divisions of the Moon 1:9M version (1962) Source: AC Mason, RJ Hackman, Photogeologic study of the Moon. In: Kopal Z, Mikhailov ZK, 1962 eds: … | Mason, Arnold C. | Moon | 1.9M | 1962 | ||||
| #492 |
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Physiographic Divisions of the Moon Physiographic Divisions of the Moon 1:3 800 000 Engeneering Special Study of the Surface of the Moon I-351 1961 USG… | I-351 | Hackman, Robert J. | Moon | 3.8M | 1961 | |||
| #5698 |
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Nouvelle carte de Mars New map of Mars 1888 Nouvelle carte de Mars, par Proctor en 1888. Stereographic Projection RA Proctor: Old and new astronomy. London-N… | Proctor, Richard A. | Mars | 1888 | |||||
| #186 |
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Astronomy with an opera-glass -- Map of the Moon This Moon Map for binoculars ("opera glass") was published in Popular Science August 1887 issue. | Moon | 1887 | ||||||
| #176 | Map 176 | Mars | 1882 | |||||||
| #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 | |||
| #152 |
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Full Moon as seen through a powerful glass In: J. Rambosson (ed) 1878 Astronomy. Translated from French by CB Pitman. Chatto and Windus Piccadilly, Londo… | Guynemer | Moon | 1878 | Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly | ||||
| #149 | Green's map | Green, Nathaniel E. | Mars | 1877 | ||||||
| #134 |
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Chart of Mars from 27 drawings by M. Dawes / Chart of Mars laid down on the Stereographic Projection Cartographer: R. A. Proctor Projection: Stereographic 1864 Chart of Mars R. A. Proctor; using drawings by W. R. Dawes… | Proctor, Richard A. | Mars | 1870 | |||||
| #132 | Map 132 | Proctor, Richard A. | Mars | 1869 | ||||||
| #126 | Chart of Mars from 27 drawings by Mr Daves | Proctor, Richard A. | Mars | 1864 | ||||||
| #120 |
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MAP OF THE MOON with the names given by Riccioli in the 17th century, and others added by succeeding observers. Mary Ward ("THE HON. MRS. WARD.") 1859; The telescope - a familiar sketch, combining a special notice of objects coming … | Ward, Mary | Moon | 1859 | Groombridge and Sons |