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March 27, 2017 | Astronomy

By Vladislav Shevchenko,Zhanna Rodionova,Gregory Michael

This booklet is the 1st to record intensive the background of lunar and planetary cartography in Russia. the 1st map of the a long way part of the Moon used to be made with the participation of Lomonosov Moscow collage (Sternberg Astronomical Institute, MSU) in 1960. The constructed mapping applied sciences have been then utilized in getting ready the “Complete Map of the Moon” in 1967 in addition to different maps and globes. through the years, quite a few maps of Mars have emerged from the distinct direction “Mapping of extraterrestrial items” within the MSU Geography division, together with the hypsometric map of Mars at a scale of 1:26,000,000, compiled through J.A. Ilyukhina and released in 2004 in an version of 5,000 copies. A extra distinct model of this map has due to the fact been produced with a brand new hypsometric scale. additionally, maps of the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars were compiled for the hypsometric globe of Mars. aid maps of Venus have been made in 2008, 2010, and 2011, and hypsometric maps of Phobos and Deimos at a scale of 1:60,000 have been released in 2011. historical past of Lunar and Planetary Cartography in Russia presents exact info at the compilation of this varied diversity of maps and should be of curiosity to all lunar and planetary cartographers.

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