Over the decades, many informal names have been used on the Moon and some IAU-approved names have been officially changed. Maps of the Jovian system based on photographs provided by space missions are also presented, and the Saturnian system is discussed, taking into account major satellites and rings of Saturn. The lettered crater names included in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, and therefore in this atlas, are found in the definitive source 'NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature' (NASA Reference Publication 1097). The map was produced with the aid of Mariner 9 photographs. A shaded relief map of Mars illustrates the geographic features of this planet. The characteristics of the planet earth are discussed together with information about the moon. In the case of Venus, the Pioneer mission to Venus by NASA in 1978 provided a breakthrough concerning a knowledge of the solid body hidden beneath the clouds. Grand Atlas de Lastronomie Jean Audouze 1988 A reference book providing information on planetary science, modern astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology. It is pointed out that Mercury was little known until March 1974 when the Mariner 10 spacecraft made the first of its three flybys of that body.

A description is provided of the various planets of the solar system. Looking for a book by Mario Weigand Mario Weigand wrote The Cambridge Photographic Moon Atlas, which can be purchased at a lower price at. The origin of the solar systems is considered along with the formation of the planets, the evolution of the planets, the surfaces of solid planets, and the atmosphere of the planets.

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