Un planisphère de la planète Mars en projection équiaréale - article ; n°481 ; vol.87, pg 314-319

André Cailleux

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Annales de Géographie - Année 1978 - Volume 87 - Numéro 481 - Pages 314-319
Previously, most maps of the Moon and the planets were made in a perspective, so-called orthographic projection. They are neither equal-area nor conformal. Fortunately enough we are able to make other kinds of maps. For the Moon and the planets, most of them are conformal. But for some purposes equal-area maps are necessary. And as everyone knows, no projection can be both conformal and equal-area.
The map of Mars published by U.S.G.S. (United States Geological Survey) is a wonderful document, in conformal projection. On the base of this document, I prepared a planisphere of Mars in the equal-area Mollweide projection (Fig. 1).
Now, I think that the equal-area Hammer-Aïtoff planisphere might be even better because the polar and equatorial regions are less deformed, and the curved parallels better suggest to the eye the spherical form of the planet.
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• Sciences et techniques

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• Publié par: ANNALES_DE_GEOGRAPHIE
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1978
• Nombre de lectures: 36
• Langue: Français

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André Cailleux

Un planisphère de la planète Mars en projection équiaréale

In: Annales de Géographie. 1978, t. 87, n°481. pp. 314-319.

Abstract

Previously, most maps of the Moon and the planets were made in a perspective, so-called orthographic projection. They are

neither equal-area nor conformal. Fortunately enough we are able to make other kinds of maps. For the Moon and the planets,

most of them are conformal. But for some purposes equal-area maps are necessary. And as everyone knows, no projection can

be both conformal and equal-area.

The map of Mars published by U.S.G.S. (United States Geological Survey) is a wonderful document, in conformal projection. On

the base of this document, I prepared a planisphere of Mars in the equal-area Mollweide projection (Fig. 1).

Now, I think that the equal-area Hammer-Aïtoff planisphere might be even better because the polar and equatorial regions are

less deformed, and the curved parallels better suggest to the eye the spherical form of the planet.

Citer ce document / Cite this document :

Cailleux André. Un planisphère de la planète Mars en projection équiaréale. In: Annales de Géographie. 1978, t. 87, n°481. pp.

314-319.

doi : 10.3406/geo.1978.17876

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/geo_0003-4010_1978_num_87_481_17876