Google maps Mars with new service

Google has branched from offering just maps of this planet to maps of others with the launch of Google Mars.

13 March 2006 18:04 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Google has branched from offering just maps of this planet to maps of others with the launch of Google Mars.

“We here on Earth have long held a fascination with the planet Mars. From Percival Lowell's sketches of its surface, to the countless books and movies that revolve around it, we've spent millenia studying and day-dreaming about our nearest neighbor in the solar system”, said Chikai Ohazama from the Google Earth team.

“In that tradition, NASA researchers Noel Gorelick and Michael Weiss-Malik from Arizona State University worked with us to combine Google Maps technology with some of the most detailed scientific maps of Mars ever made.”

Google Mars lets you explore the red planet in three different ways: an elevation map shows color-coded peaks and valleys, a visible-imagery map shows what your eyes would actually see, and an infrared-imagery map shows the detail your eyes would miss.

for more information visit google.com/mars/