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Google Goes to Mars
Kynn writes "Google has launched Google Mars, based on the work done by Arizona State University's THEMIS researchers. With an AJAX-driven interface based on Google Maps (and Google Moon), you can search the Red Planet in false-color elevation, black-and-white visual, or infrared. Be sure to check out the so-called Face, the landing sites for Spirit and Opportunity, and the Polar Lander."
this is tremedously useful.
this really ought to relieve wall street's anxiety.
seriously.
real estate on mars, huge in 120 years. google's wayyyy ahead of the game.
Where is the Google map of the Universe? I'd like to go to the "Restaurant at the end of the Universe".
O. Wyss
See http://wyoguide.sf.net/papers/Cross-platform.html
A +5 Informative moderation to the first Slashdotter poring over these Mars maps to find out where the hell Beagle II got to!
Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
Notice that if you zoom in Google Moon, you see that the moon is made of cheese. It's a joke you see, the moon isn't really made of cheese. However, if you zoom in on Google Mars, you don't see little green men. Don't you think that's suspicious? Surely if it were untrue, Google would have included it. Therefore we have conclusive evidence that Mars is full of little green men!!! The martian govenment are clearly colluding with Google to censor the Google Mars results!
Neat. Finally found my house.
If you're interested in facts I'll tell you what they are and I'll give you sources - Chomsky on The Big Idea
Where's Marvin and his Illudium Pu-36 explosive space modulator? And how about Dejah Thoris, princess of Helium?
What kind of bogus Mars search engine is this if it can't find Marvin and Dejah? I bet MSN Mars Search (being rushed out any day now) has them.
I zoomed all the way in, expecting to see a uniform plain of chocolate snacks. Judging by the colors, the truth is much less palatable.
Nuffsaid
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Don't know about his cat, but Schroedinger is definitely dead.
Why the hell don't the driving directions work?!?!
American units, please
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Now if Google will add voice calls to mars in thier Gtalk application and support Google account sign up for folks from mars, i can finally contact my folks back home!
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There is something oddly insulting when Google's maps of a different planet are at a better resolution than what's available of my house. People joke that Iowa is in the middle of nowhere, but this is getting ridiculous.
As reported here, you can map your own quest from Hobbiton to Mount Doom! Google Middle Earth. Keep your "Eyes-On-Guard" for this one!
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