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Modern Cartography appears in many different fields of life. We may see cartographical images everywhere in traditional paper map sheets or Atlases, in magazines, books, advertising, and on Internet sites etc. Cartography has undergone a large transition from traditional paper forms of map to digital forms. The example of small celestial bodies (SCB) maps shows the way of progress in cartography because this type of map shows very clearly the use of new and different types of information, technologies, equipment etc. The production of these maps begins with data obtained from satellites (sometimes from deep space), transferred from the data receiving centre to customers through high speed information channels, then processed into cartographical form on high-performance computers. Because of the complexity of the “space imagery to map” process, SCB maps are very different in their styles and methods of presentation. Cartographical information can be presented as non – transformed image with interpretations of basic features overlaid, or images transformed into a cartographical projection or 3D visualization etc. In some cases they may be presented as an image or mosaic without any cartographic additions, but useful for scientific investigations. The variety of forms these maps may take influences the ways they are used. The person who is involved in the process of studying of SCB has different ways of using a map. There is a possibility to start an investigation using a paper map but today most information about SCB has digital form. There could be gazetteers, databases, space images on Internet sites etc. In addition, the problem of viewing a map on a computer display as compared with a traditional map has certain features. This paper describes the styles and methods of presentation of geographical SCB maps and the ways of their use.