Google Earth Lands on the Moon
Move over Lance Armstrong, because Neil Armstrong is back in the limelight. As Lance Armstrong fights to win an unprecedented eigth Tour de France, Neil Armstrong’s moon walking footage is all over the press. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Google has launched a new feature: the Moon in Google Earth. You can now use Google Earth Maps to explore, fly around and search the Moon. Google was able to get several astronauts to participate in this new feature, and you can get tours of landing sites, narrated by Apollo astronauts, view 3D models of landed spacecraft, zoom into 360-degree photos to see astronauts’ footprints and watch rare TV footage of the Apollo missions.
The hi-resolution views of the Moon were developed in collaboration with NASA Ames Research and JAXA. It provides an historic perspective as well as a look to the future of lunar exploration. In years to come with the advanced technology of robotic cars and craft we’ll be plotting this galaxy faster than ever before. If you already have Google Earth 5.0 on your computer, then you’re already to rock and roll with a moon landing. Click the picture of Saturn and click on Moon. If you click on the Apollo 11 flag, you can zoom in on that location and take a tour of the first landing site on the Moon! Now we are only left to wonder where they will build the McDonalds… probably next to the Wal-Mart. 
