Below is a listing of shapefile and kml downloads of all named features for each target. These files are generated nightly. The images are in a zip archive along with the projections.

The images and KML files are in east longitude, planetocentric latitude. All bodies are cartographically treated as spheres, except Mars, which means there is no difference between a planetocentric and planetographic latitude system. Coordinates in the gazetteer database are shown in the IAU-approved coordinate system for each body. You can view the coordinates in either an east or west system by changing the latitude/longitude options in the advanced search. More information on Coordinate Systems.

Target Control Network Files
Amalthea Unknown Shapefile, KML
Ariel Unknown Shapefile, KML
Callisto Unknown Shapefile, KML
Ceres Unknown Shapefile, KML
Dactyl Unknown Shapefile, KML
Deimos Unknown Shapefile, KML
Dione Unknown Shapefile, KML
Enceladus Unknown Shapefile, KML
Epimetheus Unknown Shapefile, KML
Eros Unknown Shapefile, KML
Europa Unknown Shapefile, KML
Ganymede Unknown Shapefile, KML
Gaspra Unknown Shapefile, KML
Hyperion Unknown Shapefile, KML
Iapetus Unknown Shapefile, KML
Ida Unknown Shapefile, KML
Io Voyager/Galileo SSI Shapefile, KML
Itokawa Unknown Shapefile, KML
Janus Unknown Shapefile, KML
Lutetia Unknown Shapefile, KML
Mars MDIM 2.1 Shapefile, KML
Mathilde Unknown Shapefile, KML
Mercury MESSENGER Team Shapefile, KML
Mimas Unknown Shapefile, KML
Miranda Unknown Shapefile, KML
Moon LOLA 2011 Shapefile, KML
Oberon Unknown Shapefile, KML
Phobos Unknown Shapefile, KML
Phoebe Unknown Shapefile, KML
Proteus Unknown Shapefile, KML
Puck Unknown Shapefile, KML
Rhea Unknown Shapefile, KML
Steins Unknown Shapefile, KML
Tethys Unknown Shapefile, KML
Thebe Unknown Shapefile, KML
Titan Unknown Shapefile, KML
Titania Unknown Shapefile, KML
Triton Unknown Shapefile, KML
Umbriel Unknown Shapefile, KML
Venus Unknown Shapefile, KML
Vesta IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta Shapefile, KML

Control Networks

A control net, or control network, is made up of a network of control points. A control point is a location on a planet or satellite that is used as a reference. A grouping of control points in a control network allow us to accurately calculate the location of a feature on a planet or satellite in relation to the network of control points that are contained in the control network.

There can be numerous control networks for a planetary body because as more accurate data are obtained, the location of the control points change, and all of the features that have their locations defined in relation to a particular control network must be updated to reflect their new location in relation to the new data that have been obtained.


Archival files

Temporarily not available for download.