Gridded map of Ida (simple cylindrical projection)

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Gridded map of Ida (simple cylindrical projection)

A map of Ida in a simple cylindrical projection, in which latitude and longitude are treated simply as Cartesian, X-Y coordinates. Galileo flew past Ida on August 28, 1993.

Stooke. P., Stooke Small Bodies Maps V2.0. MULTI-SA-MULTI-6-STOOKEMAPS-V2.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2012.

For more maps of Ida and other small bodies, check the Small Bodies Maps page.

Copyright holder: Phil Stooke

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about August 28, 1993