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The new moon
September 13, 2007
Posted by Michael Weiss-Malik, Software Engineer
Despite its
phase changes
, the same side of the moon always faces Earth, like a giant eyeball keeping watch over us. And for most of history, that's all we ever did in return: stare back. Until 1969, that is, when Neil Armstrong took his
famous first steps
. It's not easy to fly to the moon yourself, but we can offer the next best thing.
As you may have heard
, we've released a new version of
Google Moon
, one that fully eclipses its predecessor. This update brings higher-resolution map imagery, text search, and
photos and stories
from every Apollo landing. We even included Street View-style
panoramas
of the moon's surface, taken by the Apollo astronauts ... something you won't see anywhere else. And last but certainly not least, we tossed in scientific
charts
that are good enough for actual mission planning and science classrooms alike. Check out the
about
page for more info on all of these features.
Just like the Apollo landings, this was a genuine group effort. Noel Gorelick and I worked with our colleagues at NASA Ames Research Center to apply
the work that we did
for Google Mars to the moon. It was an opportunity made possible by Google and NASA's
Space Act Agreement
, and we hope to continue this collaboration with talented researchers like Matt Hancher, Michael Broxton, Noelle Steber, and the rest of the Ames team on other great space-related projects.
The new Google Moon makes a nice addition to our
growing space family
, which also includes
Google Mars
and
Sky
. If you haven't already, be sure to check out each of these great educational tools.
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