Google lands on Mars
Garett Rogers
ZDNet
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Tonight I noticed that mars.google.com now has a CNAME record that points to www.google.com. This usually means that something is about to happen with that subdomain — with the exception of calendar.google.com of course.
So I started digging and you will never guess what I found — a Google Maps type application that lets you view Mars. This service is called "Google Mars".
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See Also:
NASA robotic spacecraft enters orbit around Mars
Probe to give fresh insights into Mars
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Using this service, you can browse the martian landscape the same way as using Google Maps. Google has included three different types of data in Google Mars.
Elevation - A shaded relief map, generated with data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft.
Visible - A mosaic of images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. MOC is like the digital camera you have at home.
Infrared - A mosaic of infrared images taken by the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
When you first load the service, you will see a stunning map of Mars that by default shows you elevation. You can switch between the three views by clicking the buttons in the top right corner.
Mar 12, 2006
Garett Rogers
ZDNet
____
Tonight I noticed that mars.google.com now has a CNAME record that points to www.google.com. This usually means that something is about to happen with that subdomain — with the exception of calendar.google.com of course.
So I started digging and you will never guess what I found — a Google Maps type application that lets you view Mars. This service is called "Google Mars".
_____________
See Also:
NASA robotic spacecraft enters orbit around Mars
Probe to give fresh insights into Mars
_____________
Using this service, you can browse the martian landscape the same way as using Google Maps. Google has included three different types of data in Google Mars.
Elevation - A shaded relief map, generated with data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft.
Visible - A mosaic of images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. MOC is like the digital camera you have at home.
Infrared - A mosaic of infrared images taken by the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
When you first load the service, you will see a stunning map of Mars that by default shows you elevation. You can switch between the three views by clicking the buttons in the top right corner.
Mar 12, 2006
