There’s Nothing else to do on earth so Google is moving on to Mars. In collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University, Google have just released a Google Maps type application that lets you view Mars called Google Mars.
similar to Google Maps, Google Mars will allow you to browse the martian landscape however, it features three different types of data.
Elevation – A shaded relief map, generated with data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This map is color-coded by altitude, so you can use the color key at the lower left to estimate elevations.
Visible – A mosaic of images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. MOC is like the digital camera you have at home. Basically, this is what your eyes would see if you were in orbit around Mars.
Infrared – A mosaic of infrared images taken by the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft. Warmer areas appear brighter, and colder areas are darker. Clouds and dust in the atmosphere are transparent in the infrared, making this the sharpest global map of Mars that’s ever been made.
Google plans to incorporate Google Mars and Google Earth Sometime in the future but as for now you Can Check out Mars on its own Application at (www.mars.google.com)
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