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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Rand McNally’s Official Maps of the Moon
Scale 1: 2 300 000
Moon — map
The 1958 edition includes the Physiographic division of the Moon that was published only in 1961. Background: ACIC.
1958 edition, printed in Japan
Approximate scale: 1:2,300,000
Projection — This map has been prepared on the Orthographic Projection, which permits portrayal of the Moon as a sphere, yielding the true perspective created by viewing from a great distance.
Orientation & Grid — Cardinal directions conform with mapping tradition, north to the top and east to the right, rather than astronomical convention. This orientation places the Moon in its true relationship to the Earth.
Photo-mosaic Base — This map is based on a mosaic photo compiled by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Service, U.S. Air Force, from photographs taken at Mt. Wilson, McDonald and Pic du Midi observatories.
Copyright by Rand McNally & Company
Printed in Japan
Distributed World Wide by Tasco with Telescopes.
1969 edition
Far side of the Moon: M 1:5.5M. Shaded relief aibrush map, based on Lunar Orbiter I-V images. 1969
Apollo landing sites 1969