Anyone and Everyone can now land on the Moon

September 14, 2007

Three weeks back, Google had launched Google Sky, a detailed satellite imagery of galaxies on Google Earth that gave people a chance to explore the sky from their desktop. You also may have explored Google Mars. They have now re-launched another site called “Google Moon” which is a composition of images from six missions of Apollo Space program from 1963 to 1972 and some sophisticated geological charts.

Google LatLong Blog reports:

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.

With this, now all I can say is Google proves it’s focus from apart from thinking globally, they now have moved a step even further with showing things out of this world to the users.

Feel yourself on the Moon and find out more about Google Moon.

Also just as an information - back in 2004 as an April Fool’s Joke, Google had posted their job opening at the Google Copernicus Center. That stated as follows:

Google is interviewing candidates for engineering positions at our lunar hosting and research center, opening late in the spring of 2007. This unique opportunity is available only to highly-qualified individuals who are willing to relocate for an extended period of time, are in top physical condition and are capable of surviving with limited access to such modern conveniences as soy low-fat lattes, The Sopranos and a steady supply of oxygen.

Steven W. Squyres, an astronomy professor at Cornell University and the principal investigator for science payload for NASA’s ongoing rover mission to Mars, said the Lunar X Prize was a great idea. “I hope somebody wins it, I really do,” he said.

MercuryNews further reports.