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.
Orientation: north up
64 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5589 |
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Landestellen Auf dem Mond Landing sites on the Moon Scott, Zack Apollo Der Wettlauf zum Mond. Droemer. / Apollo: The extraordinary visual history of the iconic space progra… | Scott, Zack | Moon | 2017 | |||||
| #5485 |
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Photomap of the visible side of the Moon Publisher: Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia Map editors: I.S. Agamalyan, Zh. F. Rodionova, V. G. Surdin… | Agamalyan, I. S. | Moon | 8M | 2014 | ||||
| #2945 |
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Photomap of the visible side of the Moon | Agamalyan, I. S. | Moon | 8M | 2014 | Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov State University | |||
| #5423 | Der Mond La Lune The Moon La Luna The Moon | Moon | 5M | 2012 | Hallwag Verlag | |||||
| #5348 | Übersichtskarte der Venusoberfläche. Overview map of the surface of Venus | Abb. 5 | Venus | 2008 | Spektrum | |||||
| #5349 | Übersichtskarte des Mars Overview map of Mars | Abb 2 | Mars | 2008 | Spektrum | |||||
| #5205 | Luna Moon Mond Moon | Buchroithner, Manfred F. | Moon | 12.8M | 2002 | Institute of Cartography, TU Dresden, ICA | ||||
| #5004 |
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Donald Grant's plastic map of the Moon Das Weltall. Meyers Kinderbibliotek 1998 (German), Atlas of Space (First Discovery/Atlas) (English) / Atlas du ciel… | Grant, Donald | Moon | 1995 | |||||
| #1597 |
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Locator map of the most important physiographic units of Mars. The shades are purely indicative, not meant to duplicate the actual appearance of the planet at the telescope. One of the last canal Maps of Mars, after the space age began. THE PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE MARTIAN SURFACEApproximately … | Ronca, Luciano B. | Mars | 1970 | |||||
| #1417 |
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Carte de la Lune (Face cachée, Face visible) Map of the Moon (far side, near side) | Moon | 10M | 1969 | |||||
| #1421 |
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Diagram of Venus surface features made with the Haystack-Westford interferometer "Diagram of Venus surface features made with the Haystack-Westford interferometer. Features observed with the Haystack-W… | Rogers, Alan | Venus | 1969 | |||||
| #1422 | ESSO Map of the Moon | Moon | 1969 | CS. Hammond and CO. Mapplewood NJ | ||||||
| #1527 | Moon Chart | Moon | 1969 | CS. Hammond and CO. | ||||||
| #1543 | Rand McNally Far side of the Moon | Moon | 5.5M | 1969 | Rand McNally Company | |||||
| #1544 | Rand McNally Official Map of the Moon | Moon | 2.3M | 1969 | Rand McNally Company | |||||
| #944 | Consolidated Lunar Atlas : supplement no. 3 and 4 to the photographic lunar atlas (cla) | Kuiper, Gerard P. | Moon | 2.4M | 1967 | University of Arizona Press | ||||
| #1158 | Sketch maps of Zond-3 probe images | Lipsky, Yurii Naumovich | Moon | 5M | 1967 | Nauka | ||||
| #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. | ||||
| #610 |
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Rectified Lunar Atlas (Supplement to the USAF Lunar Atlas) A manuscript page of the Atlas with an actual photograph RECTIFIED LUNAR ATLAS Supplement Number Two to the PHOTO… | Whitaker, Ewen A. | Moon | 3.5M | 1963 | University of Arizona Press | |||
| #614 |
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The Moon through the eyepiece Aero-Space Laboratories, Missile Division, North American Aviation Inc. Map provided courtesy of the USGS Flagstaff Li… | Alter, Dinsmore | Moon | 1963 | |||||
| #526 | Generalized photogeologic map of the Moon, Modified 1961 | Hackman, Robert J. | Moon | 9M | 1962 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #557 | Physiographic divisions of the Moon, Modified 1961 | Hackman, Robert J. | Moon | 9M | 1962 | Army Map Service | ||||
| #479 |
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Generalized Photogeologic Map of the Moon Hackman, Robert J. (research and compilation) Modified 1961 Engineer Special Study of the Surface of the Moon Greyscal… | Hackman, Robert J. | Moon | 9M | 1961 | ||||
| #418 |
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Rand McNally’s Official Maps of the Moon The 1958 edition includes the Physiographic division of the Moon that was published only in 1961. Background: ACIC. 1… | Moon | 2.3M | 1958 | Rand McNally | ||||
| #302 | Chart of the Moon, showing the Principal Formations seen on its Surface https://www.gutenberg.org/files/27633/27633-h/27633-h.htm From a Globe made by M. Wicks - The dark shaded portions are v… | Wicks, M. A. | Mars | 1911 | Seeley and Co. Limited |