Google/NASA to Offer 3-D Virtual Tours of & Moon
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February 12, 2007

Google/NASA to Offer 3-D Virtual Tours of & Moon

Marsshadedreliefmap_1Google teamed with NASA's Ames Research Center in December to produce high-resolution 3D maps of and the Moon in the same detail as Google Earth. Users will experience a virtual flight over the surface of the Moon or through the canyons of Mars.The collaboration will also seek to make Nasa data available on the internet, including live weather maps and forecasts, plus real-time tracking of the International Space Station and shuttle. Google will also assist Nasa in managing the vast amounts of information held across the agency’s network of computers. Posted by Jason McManus.

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