Esri’s Solar System Atlas*collects maps of all the planets,*dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets that have been visited by spacecraft in one location. (At least the ones with solid surfaces.) Now*keep in mind that *maps of other objects in the solar system are generally spacecraft imagery stitched together into a*mosaic and displayed*on a map projection, and this is mostly what is presented*here*(plus some colourized topographic maps and a few geologic maps). Not many*of the maps are labelled, which is a shame: bare imagery*isn’t terribly useful. Also, the map tiles load slowly, and zooming out doesn’t always refresh*them. But as a concept, I’m all for this.*More from Esri’s Matt Artz. [via]
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