Google on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the first human footstep on the moon by adding virtual lunar exploration to its free online Earth map and imagery service.
Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there.
To commemorate Monday’s anniversary of the Apollo 11 crew’s first steps on the lunar surface, Google Earth is adding a guided moon tour with astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jack Schmitt, who was a pilot on the later Apollo 17 mission.
The free software also offers panoramic images shot by the Apollo astronauts, new video footage and other features.
The new features are available with the Google Earth 5.0 download.
“It’s now possible for anyone to follow in their footsteps. We’re giving hundreds of millions of people around the world unprecedented access to an interactive 3D presentation of the Apollo missions.”
