VIDEO: Explore Mars in 3D with Google Earth

See near-live footage and historical maps

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16 March 2009 12:19 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Google has announced an update to Mars in Google Earth that offers both a historical perspective and a bang up-to-date view with near-live pics from NASA's Martian cameras.

Hit play now for a video overview and visit http://earth.google.com/mars/ for more.
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