Astronomy
The name Google Earth is increasingly becoming a misnomer. Google Earth has included ways to visualize more than just the Earth, as I have previously talked about the Google Sky feature. But with the recent introduction of Google Earth 5, the software now includes the planet Mars as well.
With the addition of surface imagery and terrain of Mars, Google was able to effectively create a very accurate 3D representation of Mars. To turn on the new Mars feature in Google Earth, just look for the space icon (left), and select Mars from the drop down menu. Flying around Mars is just as easy as it was zooming around Earth before. And just as Google Earth includes placemarks all over the Earth to provide interesting information about special locations, the Mars view does the same (right). Through these, you can find out about imager and the magnificent places on the red planet.
Plus, Google Earth 5 gives you the ability to talk to a real Martian through a hidden easter egg in Google Earth! Well, not really. Although this feature is just a computer program simulating talking, it is a fun addition to this big and valuable update to Google Earth. Just type "Meliza" into the search box, and look for the "MELIZA placemark with an icon looking like a robot.
Google Earth 5 does not just include Mars. With this update, the program now gives the ability to dive through the Earth's oceans and look at old satellite photographs. But I feel that both of these can't match up with the addition of a new planet!
You can download Google Earth 5 here.
Astronomy and Space celebrates International Year of Astronomy 2009.
- Virgle
Virgle is an April Fool's Joke from Google, like previous ones that they have made, like Google Gulp and Google TiSP. It proposes a "Plan B," carried out over a hundred years, that will aim to colonize the red planet, Mars, by Virgin and Google...
- The Solar System In Google Earth
The blog barnabu.co.uk has released a Google Earth file to model the solar system. An image overlay over the Earth in Google Earth makes it turn into the sun. 45 scale models of some of the bodies in our solar system. Download File (7mb) Note: For a...
- Nasa And Google Join Forces
NASA Ames Research Center and Google have teamed up primarily to provide more NASA information on the internet. Moon and Mars data from NASA will be put into Google Earth. Google will also include a feature to track the International Space Station and...
- Mars Missions Have Entered A 15 Day 'blackout' Phase
NASA's different Mars missions along with ISRO's Mars orbiter mission [MOM] have entered a 15 day Blackout phase when no proper communication can be made between the mission control and their respected missions. From June 7 to June 21, the satellites and...
- Marsnet Is Coming?
We take Internet as a constant connectivity solution for granted on Earth, but once you take a step into space, the problem starts. So as we look into our future, when we have human settlements on Mars, will there be a Mars Internet or Marsnet? SpaceX...
Astronomy
Mars in Google Earth
With the addition of surface imagery and terrain of Mars, Google was able to effectively create a very accurate 3D representation of Mars. To turn on the new Mars feature in Google Earth, just look for the space icon (left), and select Mars from the drop down menu. Flying around Mars is just as easy as it was zooming around Earth before. And just as Google Earth includes placemarks all over the Earth to provide interesting information about special locations, the Mars view does the same (right). Through these, you can find out about imager and the magnificent places on the red planet.Plus, Google Earth 5 gives you the ability to talk to a real Martian through a hidden easter egg in Google Earth! Well, not really. Although this feature is just a computer program simulating talking, it is a fun addition to this big and valuable update to Google Earth. Just type "Meliza" into the search box, and look for the "MELIZA placemark with an icon looking like a robot.
Google Earth 5 does not just include Mars. With this update, the program now gives the ability to dive through the Earth's oceans and look at old satellite photographs. But I feel that both of these can't match up with the addition of a new planet!
You can download Google Earth 5 here.
Astronomy and Space celebrates International Year of Astronomy 2009.
- Virgle
Virgle is an April Fool's Joke from Google, like previous ones that they have made, like Google Gulp and Google TiSP. It proposes a "Plan B," carried out over a hundred years, that will aim to colonize the red planet, Mars, by Virgin and Google...
- The Solar System In Google Earth
The blog barnabu.co.uk has released a Google Earth file to model the solar system. An image overlay over the Earth in Google Earth makes it turn into the sun. 45 scale models of some of the bodies in our solar system. Download File (7mb) Note: For a...
- Nasa And Google Join Forces
NASA Ames Research Center and Google have teamed up primarily to provide more NASA information on the internet. Moon and Mars data from NASA will be put into Google Earth. Google will also include a feature to track the International Space Station and...
- Mars Missions Have Entered A 15 Day 'blackout' Phase
NASA's different Mars missions along with ISRO's Mars orbiter mission [MOM] have entered a 15 day Blackout phase when no proper communication can be made between the mission control and their respected missions. From June 7 to June 21, the satellites and...
- Marsnet Is Coming?
We take Internet as a constant connectivity solution for granted on Earth, but once you take a step into space, the problem starts. So as we look into our future, when we have human settlements on Mars, will there be a Mars Internet or Marsnet? SpaceX...