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Global Geologic Map of Ganymede, SIM3237 thumbnail

Global Geologic Map of Ganymede, SIM3237

application/zip 102 MBFeb 11 2014

Ganymede is the largest satellite of Jupiter, and its icy surface has been formed through a variety of of impact cratering, tectonic, and possibly cryovolcanic processes. The history of…

Ganymede Voyager - Galileo SSI Global Mosaic 1km v1 thumbnail

Ganymede Voyager - Galileo SSI Global Mosaic 1km v1

application/isis 131 MB

Product Information: This global mosaic of Ganymede utilizes the best image quality and moderate resolution coverage supplied by Galileo Solid-State Imaging (SSI) and Voyager 1 and 2. The image data…

Ganymede Voyager - Galileo SSI Color Global Mosaic 1.4km v1 thumbnail

Ganymede Voyager - Galileo SSI Color Global Mosaic 1.4km v1

application/isis 190 MB

Product Information: This global mosaic of Ganymede utilizes the best image quality and moderate resolution coverage supplied by Galileo Solid-State Imaging (SSI) and Voyager 1 and 2. The image data…

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Ganymede Voyager Image Control Network (RAND)

application/zip 187 MB

This page has been created as part of a project to put planetary control networks on the web. This control network for Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede, originated from Merton Davies and Tim Colvin at the…

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Report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements: 2015

application/pdf 711 kBOct 27 2017

This report continues the practice where the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements revises recommendations regarding those topics for the planets, satellites, minor…

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Ganymede Nomenclature

application/pdf 2 MBJul 11 2016

Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is used to uniquely identify a feature on the surface of a planet or satellite so that the feature can be easily located, described, and…

Europa Voyager / Galileo Global Image Mosaic Map thumbnail

Europa Voyager / Galileo Global Image Mosaic Map

application/pdf 3 MBJan 02 2002

This sheet is one in a series of maps of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter at a nominal scale of 1:15,000,000. This series is based on data from the Galileo Orbiter Solid-State Imaging (SSI) camera…

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Ganymede Controlled Color Photomosaic Map

application/pdf 19 MBJan 02 2002

This sheet is one in a series of maps of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter at a nominal scale of 1:15,000,000. This series is based on data from the Galileo Orbiter Solid-State Imaging (SSI) camera…

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Callisto Voyager / Galileo Image Mosaic Map

application/pdf 3 MBJan 02 2002

This sheet is one in a series of maps of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter at a nominal scale of 1:15,000,000. This series is based on data from the Galileo Orbiter Solid-State Imaging (SSI) camera…

Ganymede Geologic Maps of the Dardanus Sulcus (Jg-6), Misharu (Jg-10), Nabu (Jg-11), and Namtar (Jg-14) Quadrangles thumbnail

Ganymede Geologic Maps of the Dardanus Sulcus (Jg-6), Misharu (Jg-10), Nabu (Jg-11), and Namtar (Jg-14) Quadrangles

application/pdf 19 MBJan 01 2001

Ganymede is the largest (~5,200 km diameter) known satellite in the Solar System and the third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter. Its density (1.93 g/cm3) and surface spectral characteristics…

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Map a Planet

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/tools/map-a-planet

Welcome to Map-A-Planet MAP (v2) allows users to select global image mosaics for download, or with an account, one can also request the mosaic be map projected, clipped to extents, run pre-defined…

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IAU - WGCCRE

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/groups/iau-wgccre

History: The IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites was established as a consequence of a resolution adopted by Commissions 4 and 16 at…

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Control Networks

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/control-networks

Table of Contents Mercury R O Venus R Moon1 R Mars R G Phobos O Deimos O Asteroids   243 Ida R 433 Eros O 951 Gaspra R Jupiter   Io R G O Europa R G Ganymede R…

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Ganymede Voyager and Galileo Global Mosaics

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/ganymede-voyager-galileo-global-mosaics

This global map base of Ganymede utilizes the best image quality and moderate resolution coverage supplied by Galileo SSI (Solid State Imaging instrument) and Voyager 1 and 2. The image processing…

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Maps and Globes

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/planetary-maps-and-globes

Download, print, and make your own planetary globes! The number, size, and placement of text annotations were chosen to provide a general orientation of prominent features on a 12-inch globe. …

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ISPRS 1998 Stereogrammetric Mapping of Mars thumbnail

ISPRS 1998 Stereogrammetric Mapping of Mars

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The Viking Orbiters acquired quality stereo coverage of a significant fraction of Mars in 1976-1980. Several groups have been using this stereo coverage to produce global and regional scale…

ISPRS 2001 Topographic Mapping of the Galilean and Other Icy Satellites: Prospects and Problems for Stereo and Photoclinometry thumbnail

ISPRS 2001 Topographic Mapping of the Galilean and Other Icy Satellites: Prospects and Problems for Stereo and Photoclinometry

application/pdf 107 kB

The utility (read: need) of topographic data in formulating and testing hypotheses for the formation of geologic features is undisputed. In the absence of laser altimeters, however, image-based…

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ISPRS 2001 Galilean Satellites Mosaics

application/pdf 33 kB

As a result of imagery returned from the Galileo spacecraft, the Galilean satellites have been the focus of a great deal of scientific research and general public interest. New control networks and…

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ISPRS 2003 Topographic Mapping of Icy Satellites: New Methods and New Maps

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Topographic mapping of icy satellites is a critical tool for evaluation of geologic problems ranging from the origin of ionian mountains to the thickness of floating ice shells. With the lack of…