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The Moon surface has been divided into a series of Quadrangles by the US geological survey. | The Moon surface has been divided into a series of Quadrangles by the US geological survey. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Lunar quadrangle layout.jpg|thumb|400px|Layout of the 30 lunar quadrangles at the 1:2,500,000 map scale]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Lunar quadrangle layout for 1 to 1000000 scale.png|thumb|400px|Layout of the 144 Lunar quadrangles at the 1:1,000,000 map scale]] | ||
| + | The [[Moon]] has been divided into 30 [[quadrangle (geography)|quadrangle]]s by the [[United States Geological Survey]] at the 1:2,500,000 map scale.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/PlanetaryMapping/Lunar/| title=Lunar Geologic Mapping| publisher= NASA/USGS Planetary Geologic Mapping Program| date=2007-09-19| accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref> At the 1:1,000,000 scale it's divided into 144 quadrangles.<ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/dAtlas.html USGS Astrogeology: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - USGS Digital Atlas of the Moon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
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| + | The quadrangles are numbered in bands from north to south. Each band is then divided into a latitude-dependent number of quadrangles. At the poles, the bands consist of a single quadrangle, so LQ01 is a circle around the north pole. | ||
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| + | |+ Quadrangles at the 1:2,500,000 scale | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Name | ||
| + | !Number | ||
| + | !Latitude | ||
| + | !Longitude | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || LQ01 || 65° to 90° || −180° to 180° | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || LQ02 ||rowspan=6| 30° to 65° || −180° to −120° | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ||LQ03 || −120° to −60° | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || LQ04 || −60° to 0° | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || LQ05 || 0° to 60° | ||
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| + | | || LQ06 || 60° to 120° | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || LQ07 || 120° to 180° | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || LQ08 ||rowspan=8| 0° to 30° || −180° to −135° | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | || LQ09 || −135° to −90° | ||
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| + | |Marius<ref name=mapping_program>{{cite web| url=https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/PlanetaryMapping/Lunar/layout.html| title=Lunar Geologic Mapping: Mapping Scheme and Layout| publisher= NASA/USGS Planetary Geologic Mapping Program| date=2006-04-21| accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> | ||
| + | | LQ10 || −90° to −45° | ||
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|Copernicus<ref name=mapping_program/> | |Copernicus<ref name=mapping_program/> | ||
| LQ11 || −45° to 0° | | LQ11 || −45° to 0° | ||
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| || LQ30 || −90° to −65° || −180° to 180° | | || LQ30 || −90° to −65° || −180° to 180° | ||
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| + | {{Moon quadrangle layout}} | ||
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| + | At the 1:1,000,000 scale, there are 12 latitude bands, 6 in each hemisphere. The bands nearest the equator are 16° high, and the first and last bands are 10° radius circles around the poles. The bands are then divided into quadrangles, but unlike the 1:2,500,000 system, the seam is placed at +10° longitude (so 0° longitude is in the middle of a quadrangle), and the numbering within a band starts between −80° and −90°: | ||
| + | * (±90° to ±80°) 1 quadrangle of 360°, beginning at −80° | ||
| + | * (±80° to ±64°) 8 quadrangles of 45°, beginning at −80° | ||
| + | * (±64° to ±48°) 12 quadrangles of 30°, beginning at −80° | ||
| + | * (±48° to ±32°) 15 quadrangles of 24°, beginning at −86° | ||
| + | * (±32° to ±16°) 18 quadrangles of 20°, beginning at −90° | ||
| + | * (±16° to 0°) 18 quadrangles of 20°, beginning at −90° | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[List of quadrangles on Mercury]] | ||
| + | * [[List of quadrangles on Venus]] | ||
| + | * [[List of quadrangles on Mars]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
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| + | {{Moon-stub}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Geological features on the Moon by quadrangle|*]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Moon-related lists]] | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 25 November 2020
The Moon surface has been divided into a series of Quadrangles by the US geological survey.
File:Lunar quadrangle layout.jpg
Layout of the 30 lunar quadrangles at the 1:2,500,000 map scale
File:Lunar quadrangle layout for 1 to 1000000 scale.png
Layout of the 144 Lunar quadrangles at the 1:1,000,000 map scale
The Moon has been divided into 30 quadrangles by the United States Geological Survey at the 1:2,500,000 map scale.[1] At the 1:1,000,000 scale it's divided into 144 quadrangles.[2]
The quadrangles are numbered in bands from north to south. Each band is then divided into a latitude-dependent number of quadrangles. At the poles, the bands consist of a single quadrangle, so LQ01 is a circle around the north pole.
| Name | Number | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| LQ01 | 65° to 90° | −180° to 180° | |
| LQ02 | 30° to 65° | −180° to −120° | |
| LQ03 | −120° to −60° | ||
| LQ04 | −60° to 0° | ||
| LQ05 | 0° to 60° | ||
| LQ06 | 60° to 120° | ||
| LQ07 | 120° to 180° | ||
| LQ08 | 0° to 30° | −180° to −135° | |
| LQ09 | −135° to −90° | ||
| Marius[3] | LQ10 | −90° to −45° | |
| Copernicus[3] | LQ11 | −45° to 0° | |
| LQ12 | 0° to 45° | ||
| LQ13 | 45° to 90° | ||
| LQ14 | 90° to 135° | ||
| LQ15 | 135° to 180° | ||
| LQ16 | −30° to 0° | −180° to −135° | |
| LQ17 | −135° to −90° | ||
| LQ18 | −90° to −45° | ||
| LQ19 | −45° to 0° | ||
| LQ20 | 0° to 45° | ||
| LQ21 | 45° to 90° | ||
| LQ22 | 90° to 135° | ||
| LQ23 | 135° to 180° | ||
| LQ24 | −65° to −30° | −180° to −120° | |
| LQ25 | −120° to −60° | ||
| LQ26 | −60° to 0° | ||
| LQ27 | 0° to 60° | ||
| LQ28 | 60° to 120° | ||
| LQ29 | 120° to 180° | ||
| LQ30 | −90° to −65° | −180° to 180° |
Template:Moon quadrangle layout
At the 1:1,000,000 scale, there are 12 latitude bands, 6 in each hemisphere. The bands nearest the equator are 16° high, and the first and last bands are 10° radius circles around the poles. The bands are then divided into quadrangles, but unlike the 1:2,500,000 system, the seam is placed at +10° longitude (so 0° longitude is in the middle of a quadrangle), and the numbering within a band starts between −80° and −90°:
- (±90° to ±80°) 1 quadrangle of 360°, beginning at −80°
- (±80° to ±64°) 8 quadrangles of 45°, beginning at −80°
- (±64° to ±48°) 12 quadrangles of 30°, beginning at −80°
- (±48° to ±32°) 15 quadrangles of 24°, beginning at −86°
- (±32° to ±16°) 18 quadrangles of 20°, beginning at −90°
- (±16° to 0°) 18 quadrangles of 20°, beginning at −90°
See also
References
