Custom-Orientation Mollweide Maps in Python

In heliophysics, directional data from observations or models are commonly visualized by all-sky maps in Mollweide projection. Existing plotting packages in Python are restricted in the map viewing orientation. Building on matplotlib.pyplot, we implemented a routine that enables creating Mollweide maps in arbitrary coordinate orientations while keeping figures fully customizable.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-10-21
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17401964
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Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
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Custom-Orientation Mollweide Maps in Python

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
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Custom-Orientation Mollweide Maps in Python

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In heliophysics, directional data from observations or models are commonly visualized by all-sky maps in Mollweide projection. Existing plotting packages in Python are restricted in the map viewing orientation. Building on matplotlib.pyplot, we implemented a routine that enables creating Mollweide maps in arbitrary coordinate orientations while keeping figures fully customizable.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Southwest Research Institute (US), The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
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