Presents tutorial-style descriptions of methodologies for scientists and students who desperately need such descriptions (which aren't available anywhere else) Provides a theoretical background for students and teachers Includes comprehensive and mutually comparable information on existing projects and tools Offers international scope, as scientists and students working in the same field but in different countries may be invisible to each other

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Cartography: Its Role and Interdiciplinary Character in Planetary Science.- Planetary Mapping: a Historical Overview.- Planetary Nomenclature.- Fundamentals Frameworks in Planetary Mapping: a Review.- Geologic Planetary Mapping.- Methods in Planetary Topographic Mapping: a Review.- Planetary Mapping for Landing Sites Selection: the Mars Case Study.- Mapping Irregular Bodies.- Multi-Mapper Projects: Collaborative Mercury Mapping.- Planetary Map Design: the Chang'É-1 Topographic Atlas of the Moon.