Google Mars

After Google Earth and then Google Moon, now we’ve also got Google Mars.

Google Mars allows users to view the surface of the Red Planet either by a colour-coded altitude map, black and white photographs, or an infra-red map.

The maps used on Google Mars were made from images captured by Nasa probes Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor, both currently orbiting the planet.

The service was launched to mark the 151st anniversary of the birth of Percival Lowell, an astronomer who mapped and studied Mars in the 19th century.

Up next in the news: Martians sue Google over Mars mapping service, claiming it’s a threat to planet security!

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Mohamed Marwen Meddah

Mohamed Marwen Meddah is a Tunisian-Canadian, web aficionado, software engineering leader, blogger, and amateur photographer.

8 thoughts on “Google Mars”

  1. LIKE ALWAYS….WE PAY THE BILL AND ALL WE HAVE ARE THE LEFTOVERS. THE MOST BORING PICTURES SELECTED FOR US.

    WHAT COULD BE SO SCARY TO MAKE SOMEBODY HIDE THE TRUTH?….YEAH, I KNOW….”PEOPLE ARE NOT PREPARE FOR THE TRUTH YET”, OR…”THIS CAN CAUSE A CRISIS”. BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT?…PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE PREPARE AND WE ARE IN CRISIS ALREADY.

  2. Up next in the news: Martians sue Google over Mars mapping service, claiming it’s a threat to planet security!
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    You know, maybe that’s the “undisclosed location” Dick Cheney’s usually speaking from.

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