LPSC 2013 Town Hall on Planetary Mapping and Cartography
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/groups/2013-planetary-mapping-town-hallWhat is planetary mapping? When do you need to do planetary mapping? How is planetary mapping accomplished? Why is planetary mapping important to you? Planetary mapping is literally foundational to…
About
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/links/aboutThe USGS Astrogeology Science Center has a rich history of participation in space exploration and planetary mapping, starting in 1963 when the Flagstaff Science Center was established to provide…
Apollo Mission
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/missions/apolloThe USGS was involved in multiple ways, very early in the Apollo program, including high-resolution mapping of the landing spots. Starting in 1963, the USGS Astrogeology Research Program also played…
ASPRS Southwest US Region Regional Technical Meeting
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/groups/asprs-southwest-technical-meetingphotogrammetry, remote Sensing and GIS in Extreme Environments ASPRS Southwest US Region Regional Technical Meeting USGS Astrogeology Science Center Flagstaff, Arizona - Fall of 2012. The exact date…
Astrogeology 50th Anniversary
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/about/astrogeology-50th-anniversaryThe USGS Astrogeology Science CenterHonoring 50 Years of Public Service: Exploring the Solar System from Flagstaff, AZThe USGS Astrogeology Science Center Honoring 50 Years of Public Service:…
Apollo 12 Color Panorama
image/jpeg 390 kBThe panorama was collected by Charles "Pete" Conrad.
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Gusav Crater MER Landing Site Ellipse THEMIS IR Mosaic
application/isis 23 MBIn 2003-2005, the USGS worked under the guidance of NASA's Mars Critical Data Products Initiative to conduct research on how controlled large area or global 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS IR image mosaics…
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Mercury Messenger Global Mosaic 2010
application/isis 2 GBThis mosaic represents the best geodetic map of Mercury's surface to date. MESSENGER's three flybys alone provide 90.90% of the data in the global mosaic. Although MESSENGER went in to safe mode…
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Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy of Experimentally Shocked Anorthosite and Pyroxenite: Implications for Remote Sensing of Mars
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Lorenz et al. 2013 Titan Topographic Map of Titan
application/pdf 1 MBCassini RADAR SARtopo and altimetry data are used to construct a global gridded 1 x 1° elevation map, for use in Global Circulation Models, hydrological models and correlative studies. The data are…
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Cerberus Fossae Expanded
Nomenclature News: 11 October 2007The boundary of the Martian feature Cerberus Fossae has been expanded to include nearby fossae. Please see the listing in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature for the new coordinates and size.
Changes to Venus Nomenclature
Nomenclature News: 9 December 2009The name Mnemosyne Regio has been dropped, and the name Metis Regio has been changed to Metis Mons. For more information, see the Venus section of the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Change to IAU rule
Nomenclature News: 20 March 2006Rule number 3 on page http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/rules.html has been amended to better describe the circumstances under which planetary features are named.
Coordinates of Named Lunar Features Now Available in LOLA Reference Frame
Nomenclature News: 4 June 2012In 2012, coordinates of the named features in the lunar portion of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Gazetteer of Planetary…
