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Google Moon Debuts

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-thought-we-faked-the-moon-landing dept.

Ian writes "From the FAQ: 'One small step for Google... On July 20, 1969, man first landed on the Moon. A few decades later, we're pleased to cut you in on the action. Google Moon is an extension of Google Maps and Google Earth that, courtesy of NASA imagery (thanks, guys!), enables you to surf the Moon's surface and check out the exact spots that the Apollo astronauts made their landings.'"

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  1. Re:HaHa by iapetus · · Score: 4, Interesting
    And who says Google doesn't have a sense of humor?

    Well, The Register says they don't have a sense of humour...
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  2. Lunokhod Soviet moon robots? by evilandi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I note that Google have conveniently forgotten to place the Soviet (Russian) Lunokhod moon robots on the map (at Sea of Rains and Le Monnier, Mare Serenitatis).

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  3. Here is a GPL PowerMap. by tetrahedrassface · · Score: 4, Interesting
    We run #space on freenode.

    One of our members has created this:

    http://hobbiton.thisside.net/advmap_moon.html

    Its a take off of google maps, but extends some some functionality into it. It looks really nice. Enjoy!

    Stop by #space sometime for a visit.