Google Mars launched today

Unluckyalf · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:20

Just launched today.
Nasa blurb
Google Mars
Seems like some nice images

pyro · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:22

Damn that's out of this world!

gib786 · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:22

oooh i can see my house on there

no wait...

iCraig · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:22

Nice..but kind of pointless.

Stretch · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:26

*Waits for google Milky Way and google universe.

iv-tecman · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:26

Deleted - Wrong thread.. Sorry

Mat · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:28

10 pieces of eight to the first person to find the Beagle probe!

or any other sign of human robot/probe things

webmonkeyuk · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:28

yeah seen it this morning quite :cool:

VaderDSL · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:29

iCraig said:
Nice..but kind of pointless.

I have a 1st Year exam on Mars (the Geology of Mars) so it'll be plenty useful to myself and lot of other people

iCraig · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:31

VaderDSL said:
I have a 1st Year exam on Mars..

Don't forget your space pen.

VaderDSL · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:33

iCraig said:
Don't forget your space pen.

lol

i do actually have one as well, but dont use it

Loki · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:37

What you studying Vader ?

VaderDSL · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:38

Loki said:
What you studying Vader ?

just a bog standard BSc Geology at the moment, although loving the Solar System Exploration lectures this semester

Shame the other's aren't as fun

Hawk Tuah · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:40

Kind of worrying that I can zoom in closer to the surface of Mars than I can to my home towm.

Beansprout · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:41

Yawn.. Google seem to be copying everything we're doing

Mars was available nearly a year ago - with lots of placemarks, missions and so on

Anyway, we'll be releasing everything in one big bundle soon, with more planets...did I hear Venus?

Edit: And I'm gonna tease you now...I (we) have a dataset of England & Wales at omg-I-can-see-my-house level.... for the entire of the country...at least, will have it for sure if (when) the lawyers finish up and we agree....

iCraig · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:45

Beansprout said:
Yawn.. Google seem to be copying everything we're doing

Mars was available nearly a year ago - with lots of placemarks, missions and so on

Anyway, we'll be releasing everything in one big bundle soon, with more planets...did I hear Venus?

Ok, you made your point, get out. gwaaaaan.

Phantom · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:46

What Ive learnt from this: Mars isnt made from cheese like the moon is.

Anyone found the "face" and can post the URL? cant be bovvered searching

... thanks

Che · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:50

Bit red innit?

punky_munky · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:53

I never knew Mars was so psychedelic.

HEADRAT · 13 Mar 2006 at 16:56

punky_munky said:
I never knew Mars was so psychedelic.

Indeed, surely that isn't true colour but some other spectrum!

HEADRAT