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Google Goes to Mars

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wave-bye-bye-google dept.

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."

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  1. Google map of the Universe by wysiwia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where is the Google map of the Universe? I'd like to go to the "Restaurant at the end of the Universe".

    O. Wyss

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  2. REWARD! by meringuoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    A +5 Informative moderation to the first Slashdotter poring over these Mars maps to find out where the hell Beagle II got to!

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    Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
  3. It's all a conspiracy by telchine · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

  4. Marvin? Dejah? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

  5. Hey! by Sloosh13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why the hell don't the driving directions work?!?!