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Google Mars 3d (With HiRISE!), Part of Google Earth 5
jekbradbury
post Feb 2 2009, 08:51 PM
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Download: Google Earth 5 w/Mars
An early overview is available here.

This is exactly what I've been waiting for ever since Google Earth came out five years ago. And HiRISE integration is amazing.
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post Feb 2 2009, 09:17 PM
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Holy cow - that's amazing...it's what we've ALL been waiting for I think.
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post Feb 2 2009, 09:42 PM
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OMG!!!
Type "Victoria Crater" on the search box and enjoy!
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post Feb 2 2009, 10:01 PM
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WOW!!! Zoomable CTX images! Finally. smile.gif

You're right Doug, if this is not what you've been waiting for, you're either mad or crazy, or both.
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post Feb 2 2009, 10:26 PM
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Select one of the photos from a lander, and then hit "Fly into this Hi Resolution Photo"

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post Feb 3 2009, 03:48 AM
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QUOTE (jekbradbury @ Feb 3 2009, 03:51 AM) *
This is exactly what I've been waiting for ever since Google Earth came out five years ago. And HiRISE integration is amazing.


This is GREAT!
Indeed, this is what I've been waiting for, this opens whole new options and possibility's... mind-boggling. Keeping track of the rover, posting images, exchanging positions, etc, etc, it can all be integrated in this. Plus I wouldn't be surprised if we can develop more enhancements (for instance options to integrate with other sensors, etc, etc) ourselves as add-on's...

Now make the same for the moon as soon as LRO is in orbit, and then continue with all the other planets and moons, looking at the basic setup it seems that that's indeed the idea...
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post Feb 3 2009, 05:40 AM
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I just love the way they have a little MER model at the end of the rover tracks. smile.gif

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post Feb 3 2009, 06:24 AM
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Many, many thanks for discovering and posting this, jekbradbury. smile.gif

I must imagine this will become a very useful tool for us. It's nice to zoom out to a regional level and check out the green backpacker icons that link to excerpts from "A Traveler's Guide to Mars."

I'm a bit disappointed to find that only some of the HiRise imagery seems to included, but nevertheless, the new software delivers a rich Martian experience to me. I'd have to give it a "thumbs up" as I look forward to where it goes from here.


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post Feb 3 2009, 11:31 AM
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Thanks - Great. Luckily I had a bit of spare time tonight - because I used it all up!!!

Maps look like they are up to date for the rover positions.
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post Feb 3 2009, 12:03 PM
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Opportunity map covers the route up to Santorini.

I know that google earth has the option to add "home-made" layers to it ("KML" files); actually I used that feature to map some mountain-bike routes which I logged with a GPS.

<Mmm, just wondering how to translate the rover's route data I have to google earth format...>
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post Feb 3 2009, 02:26 PM
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Just took a few minutes to test this thing. Amazing! Can't wait to have some free time on my hands. Have you tried the flight simulator on Mars?
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post Feb 3 2009, 09:48 PM
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I achieved one of my dream : flying in Noctis Labyrinthus, losing myself inside the meanders of the canyon biggrin.gif


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post Feb 4 2009, 02:04 AM
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It seems my Placemarks have survived the interplanetary journey.... or else there is a Wild Animal Park near the Cynae Fossae region! And my house appears to be in a crater chain or collapsed lava tube - how cool is that! laugh.gif

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Very neat - though it is acting like a Beta on my MacBook for sure - or is the Mars Curse affecting me now as well?


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post Feb 4 2009, 02:33 AM
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Well, it's been great mixing with all you nice people on UMSF, but I'm afraid I'm going to stop posting now - and teaching, writing books, eating, you name it. I'm just going to play with Google Mars until the emergency services break the door down and find a dried-up husk in front of the computer.

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post Feb 4 2009, 11:02 AM
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Hi,

A lot of time without posting here, because of some various problems :/

I discover this post, downloaded this new version of Google Earth, and it's totally amazing ohmy.gif I've been waiting for this during a long time, as many of you. Views from Valles Marineris ridges are astounding, I never feel a sensation of gigantism of Valles Marineris like this!

And hurray, I can load my Phoenix KML EDL into Google Mars, it's better than North of Canada wink.gif.


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