Lunar Maps
1645 Langrenus - First chart with nomenclature.
1824 Lohrmann - 4 sheets
1837 Beer & Madler - 4 sheets (cut into 22 sheets)
1876 Neison - 22 sheets
1878 Schmidt - 25 sheets
1878 Lohrmann - 25 sheets
1835 Blagg & Muller - 14 sheets
1935 Fauth - 6 sheets that make Blagg & Muller nomenclature more clear
1951: H.P. Wilkins: - 300″ Map of the Moon.
1955 Wilkins & Moore - sample
1961 Hackman & Mason: Engineering Special Study of the Moon
1961 J Klepesta and LJ Lukes: Map of the Moon
1963-66 DWG Arthur and others: System of Lunar Craters
1964 Phillip Fauth:
1963-66 Alika Herring: Maps of the Lunar Libration Zones
1971 Wilhelms & McCauley: Geologic Map of the Near Side of the Moon. This map was based on 44 quadrants maps which are now online at the Lunar & Planetary Institute.
1971 Phillips: Phillip’s Moon Map
1972 Rukl Maps of Lunar Hemispheres. Astrophysics & Space Science Library
1990 Rukl: Hamlyn Atlas of the Moon
2005 Sky & Telescope: Sky & Telescope’s Moon Map.
2005 Sky & Telescope: Sky & Telescope’s Field Map of the Moon
[...] All along the twisting road from 1609 to today there have been many contributions to the art and science of naming and mapping the Moon. They are far too numerous to cover them all in this podcast but I have linked to a great HYPERLINK “http://www.lpod.org/?page_id=402″ timeline of lunar mapmaking on LPOD. Following this road can be almost as much fun as finding the actual craters on the Moon! [...]
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