Radar And Mariner 10, Best possible mapping, pre-Messenger |
Radar And Mariner 10, Best possible mapping, pre-Messenger |
Apr 28 2005, 06:21 PM
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May 22 2006, 05:07 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10229 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
I'm sorry, Doug, I don't know any more than that. Cross made maps of the four Galilean satellites just before he died, and they apparently ended up at the BAA. You would have to see if they have his papers there. I think the maps were made for another atlas with Patrick Moore, but then were not used. Possibly they were not finished enough. After that, the quality of mapping in Moore's atlases went seriously downhill. I expect it was handed over to some graphics contractors who knew nothing about the subject.
He did great work, one of the few amateur cartographers who really became involved in planetary exploration, with his work for Rand on Mariners 6 and 7. A commemorative website devoted to his work would be a really nice resource. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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