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<div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC) Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div><br /> | <div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC) Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div><br /> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A user's group formed by [ | + | A user's group formed by [[NASA|NASA]] in 1974 "to provide sensible guidelines" for lunar mapping ([[Whitaker|Whitaker]], p. 182).<br /> <br /> |
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | * Since planetary mapping and naming conventions are established by the [ | + | * Since planetary mapping and naming conventions are established by the [[IAU|IAU]], it would appear that this committee could never have had any more than an informal advisory role. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> |
| − | * According to a [ | + | * According to a [[Invalid%20Names|note]] by Whitaker, it was the LPACC that convinced the IAU to restrict the Latin feature-type names used on the Moon to a small list. |
* According to Whitaker's book, the name was later changed to '''Lunar and Planetary Photography and Cartography Committee (LPPACC)'''. | * According to Whitaker's book, the name was later changed to '''Lunar and Planetary Photography and Cartography Committee (LPPACC)'''. | ||
* It is not clear if the LPPACC continues to exist. There seems to be no record of it after 1978. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> | * It is not clear if the LPPACC continues to exist. There seems to be no record of it after 1978. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * E. Whitaker. 1999. [ | + | * E. Whitaker. 1999. [[Whitaker|Mapping and Naming the Moon]]. |
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Revision as of 15:55, 15 April 2018
Contents
Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)
(glossary entry)Table of Contents
[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC) Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)]
[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Description Description]
[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Lunar Photography and Cartography Committee (LPACC)-Bibliography Bibliography]
Description
A user's group formed by NASA in 1974 "to provide sensible guidelines" for lunar mapping (Whitaker, p. 182).
Additional Information
- Since planetary mapping and naming conventions are established by the IAU, it would appear that this committee could never have had any more than an informal advisory role. - JimMosher JimMosher
- According to a note by Whitaker, it was the LPACC that convinced the IAU to restrict the Latin feature-type names used on the Moon to a small list.
- According to Whitaker's book, the name was later changed to Lunar and Planetary Photography and Cartography Committee (LPPACC).
- It is not clear if the LPPACC continues to exist. There seems to be no record of it after 1978. - JimMosher JimMosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
- E. Whitaker. 1999. Mapping and Naming the Moon.
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