"We're excited to be a part of this latest chapter in Google's efforts to bring virtual exploration of the moon to anyone with a computer." Pete Worden, director of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. "Today's announcement builds on the ongoing relationship with Google that Ames Research Center initiated in November 2006, when we signed a Space Act Agreement to foster collaboration with our Silicon Valley neighbor," said S. All NASA data sets used in the Moon in Google Earth are included on a non-exclusive basis. The result of a close collaboration with NASA, the Moon in Google Earth showcases current and historic content about the moon.
Whether rediscovering iconic moments from the history of lunar exploration, or learning about them for the first time, the Moon in Google Earth enables users to better understand the moon and mankind's relationship to it using an immersive, 3D experience.
With the Moon in Google Earth, users can explore a virtual moonscape, follow guided tours from astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jack Schmidt, view high-resolution "street view" style panoramic images and see previously unreleased footage captured from the lunar surface. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Newseum in Washington, featuring remarks by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin Alan Eustace, a Google senior vice president Andrew Chaikin, author and space historian and Anousheh Ansari, the first female space tourist.
To celebrate this historic occasion, NASA and Google announced the launch of the Moon in Google Earth, an interactive, 3D atlas of the moon, viewable with Google Earth 5.0.
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