<cite class="vcard">SPACE.com <span class="fn org">Space.com Staff<br /><br />space.com</span> </cite> – <abbr title="2009-02-02T14:45:15-0800" class="timedate">Mon Feb 2, 5:45 pm ET</abbr> <div class="bd"> <div class="yn-story-content"> <p><span style="border-bottom:1pxdashed#0066cc;background:transparentnonerepeatscroll0%0%;cursor
ointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">NASA</span> and Google, Inc., have teamed up to build the ultimate atlas for Mars fans eager to explore the <span style="border-bottom:1pxdashed#0066cc;background:transparentnonerepeatscroll0%0%;cursorointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">red planet</span> in three-dimensional detail while keeping their feet firmly on Earth.</p> <p><span class="yshortcuts">Google Mars 3D</span>, a new mode included in <span style="border-bottom:1pxdashed#0066cc;cursorointer" class="yshortcuts">Google</span>'s latest version of <span style="background:transparentnonerepeatscroll0%0%;cursorointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">Google Earth software</span>, allows users to tap into high-resolution and three-dimensional <span class="yshortcuts">views of Martian terrain</span> from the comfort of their own personal computer. </p> <p>The mode, which relies on NASA data and imagery from the agency's <span style="border-bottom:1pxdashed#0066cc;background:transparentnonerepeatscroll0%0%;cursorointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter</span> and other spacecraft, is designed so users can "fly" through Martian canyons in a virtual mode and see the red planet's surface through the camera eyes of those long-lived NASA rovers<strong> </strong><span class="yshortcuts">Spirit and Opportunity</span>, as well as other Mars missions. </p><p>http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090202/sc_space/nasagoogleunveilmarsin3d</p><p>Haven't tried it yet but sounds interesting.</p></div></div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
ointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">NASA</span> and Google, Inc., have teamed up to build the ultimate atlas for Mars fans eager to explore the <span style="border-bottom:1pxdashed#0066cc;background:transparentnonerepeatscroll0%0%;cursorointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">red planet</span> in three-dimensional detail while keeping their feet firmly on Earth.</p> <p><span class="yshortcuts">Google Mars 3D</span>, a new mode included in <span style="border-bottom:1pxdashed#0066cc;cursorointer" class="yshortcuts">Google</span>'s latest version of <span style="background:transparentnonerepeatscroll0%0%;cursorointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">Google Earth software</span>, allows users to tap into high-resolution and three-dimensional <span class="yshortcuts">views of Martian terrain</span> from the comfort of their own personal computer. </p> <p>The mode, which relies on NASA data and imagery from the agency's <span style="border-bottom:1pxdashed#0066cc;background:transparentnonerepeatscroll0%0%;cursorointer;-moz-background-clip:-moz-initial;-moz-background-origin:-moz-initial;-moz-background-inline-policy:-moz-initial" class="yshortcuts">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter</span> and other spacecraft, is designed so users can "fly" through Martian canyons in a virtual mode and see the red planet's surface through the camera eyes of those long-lived NASA rovers<strong> </strong><span class="yshortcuts">Spirit and Opportunity</span>, as well as other Mars missions. </p><p>http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090202/sc_space/nasagoogleunveilmarsin3d</p><p>Haven't tried it yet but sounds interesting.</p></div></div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
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