Google Mars
Monday, 20 March, 2006
In between all the legal filings last week, Google somewhat quietly launched Google Mars. And we thought they were content with just global domination; the universe beckons! Anyway, wrapped up in the standard Google Maps interface, Google has allowed access to three main NASA datasets:
- Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) - a near-global digital elevation model of Mars at ~500m resolution.
- Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) - a panchromatic sensor (1.5/230m).
- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) - a VNIR multi-spectral sensor (18/100m).
OK so we cant really use this for quantitative work, but it again leverages the ability to explore large datasets very easily. I know we will be using it in our planetary science classes.
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