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.
Mission: Apollo 16
35 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2060 | Preliminary traverse map of the Descartes site Apollo 16 | Apollo Field Geology Investigation Team | Moon | LAC 78 | 12.5k | 1972 | ||||
| #2075 | Topographic and traverse map of Descartes Site | Moon | LAC 78 | 25k | 1972 | |||||
| #6786 |
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V-12 major Lunar features Used after Transearth Injection. It was onboard Apollo 16, part of a set "Lunar Orbital Science Visual Observational Sit… | Moon | 1972 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | |||||
| #1738 | Apollo 16, Descartes landing site | T-65253G | Moon | LAC 78 | 25k | 1971 | ||||
| #1842 | Preliminary geologic map of Proposed Apollo 16 landing area, Descartes Region of Moon | Elston, Donald P. | Moon | LAC 78 | 31k | 1971 | ||||
| #590 |
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Lunar Chart - Theophilus | LAC 78 | Bridges, Patricia M. | Moon | LAC 78 | 1963 | US Air Force, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center | ||
| #5869 | Apollo 16 data package | Vandivier, James W. | Moon | |||||||
| #5751 | Apollo 16 Pre mission | Moon | ||||||||
| #5758 | Apollo Mission 16 Lunar Photography Index Maps | Moon | ||||||||
| #6458 | Preliminary geologic map of Part of the Descartes Region of the Moon, Apollo 16 landing site | Hodges, Carroll Ann | Moon | LAC 78 | 50k |