The Peters Projection and Mercator Map

What is the difference between the Peters Projection and the Mercator Map and why are the two so hotly debated among geographers and map makers?

World maps: Mercator, Goode, Robinson, Peters and Hammer

Gall–Peters projection - Wikipedia

Arriving At Boston Public Schools: More Accurate — And Inclusive

Equal Area World Map (Similar to Peters Map, Gall

Gall Orthogrpahic Projection Physical World Spring Roller Map

Maps Are Useful, But Can Be Misleading

Kioneki 2.0 on X: The Gall-Peters Projection is an alternative

The Gall-Peters Map Is Just As Distorted As the Mercator

Directory of Map Projections Peters