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Google Earth 5.0 goes Under the Sea, to Mars, & Back in Time

by Blue Crush | February 3, 2009 at 09:59 am

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Google Earth has just launched "Google Earth 5.0", a wonderful new ocean program said to eventually document the entire ocean floor. It also features historical images and incredible details of Mars.

Google has assembled a coalition of more than 80 organizations, including the National Geographic Society, the Marine Conservation Society, the U.S. Navy, NASA, BBC and Canada's Shipwreck Central to provide images, video and analysis in regularly-updated information added to Google's basic mapping technology.

Users will be able to track the migratory paths of animals in the sea, view shipwrecks, environmental changes, even view the surface of Mars on this new add-on.

"With this latest version of Google Earth, you can not only zoom into whatever part of our planet's surface you wish to examine in closer detail, you can now dive into the world's oceans that cover almost three quarters of the planet and discover new wonders that had not been accessible in previous versions of this magical experience," said the former American vice-president, Al Gore, at the launch of the new version of Google Earth in San Francisco.

Click here to download Google Earth 5.0 now.

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Amy Judd

at 10:35 on February 3rd, 2009

This is beyond cool - how interesting!

mudricky

at 11:22 on February 3rd, 2009

Will prob download and have a look myself.

158

at 11:51 on February 3rd, 2009

Thanks for a useful article.

harringtola

at 13:10 on February 3rd, 2009

Wonderful news. I love using the Google Earth as it is. I can not imagine the value this will have on all aspects of our society.

invincible007

at 14:00 on February 3rd, 2009

I just love Google itself. Now, don't get me wrong, I have downloaded the previous Google Earth and thought it was pretty neat, so I just might have to download the new one now. But Google knows EVERYTHING!!

Paschen

at 15:55 on February 3rd, 2009

It is amazing and yet I would like real time Google Earth, but the NSA won't let me even though we want it to track illegal Plastic and toxic waste fires to cash the culprits in real action. Since that is the only way to make it stick in court.