Template:Did you know nominations/List of quadrangles on Mars


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

List of quadrangles on Mars

 * ... that the first detailed maps of the quadrangles of Mars (Argyre quadrangle pictured) were assembled not by NASA but by geologists, mostly at the United States Geological Survey? Source: "Over half of the 30 Mars quadrangles were assigned to USGS geologists and the remainder to geologists from 13 other institutions, mostly universities located in the east, south, and southwestern part of the United States." (The U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Astrogeology—A Chronology of Activities from Conception through the End of Project Apollo (1960–1973)", pp.314–315)
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5x expanded by Bryanrutherford0 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:13, 20 May 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Hook is interesting, under 200 characters, and well cited. 5x expansion of readable prose completed within time limits. Readable prose overall is longer than 1500 characters. All images are created by U.S. Gov. and are in the public domain. QPQ done. Article is good to go. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:45, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Looking to promote this, I see the hook facts in the quote given above, but not in the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've added an extra clause to make it more explicit that the quadrangles were initially mapped by geologists not connected with NASA. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 15:03, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. Replacing tick. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:05, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually, the first paragraph (2nd & 3rd sentences) in the History section makes the point. — "That year and the next, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory collaborated with the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology Research Program to assemble Mariner's photographs into the first detailed photomosaic maps of Mars. To organize and subdivide this work, the USGS divided the planet's surface into thirty cartographic quadrangles..." — In any case, mentioning that the quadrangles were individually assigned to geologists is okay, but the point mentioned in the hook was already supported by article text. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 20:35, 19 June 2019 (UTC)