Explore the Moon in Google Earth

After adding the ocean, the sky, Mars, Google Earth now has imagery from the Moon. Forty years after the Moon landing, you can explore the Earth's natural satellite in 3D.




"Each of the Apollo landing missions is chronicled in detail through pictures and stories. We've even embedded video footage from Spacecraft Films that covers the most well-known moments on the surface. There are also immersive lunar surface panoramas, composed of photos taken by the astronauts themselves, presented for the first time in a 3D Street View style interface," explains Google.




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The Google Maps alphabet UK: an A to Z of the British Isles-E-

The letter E, from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

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"The major cities like London, Manchester and Liverpool I thought would be a safe bet for odd-shaped buildings," she said, "and being from Yorkshire I knew that would be a good place for fields and hedgerows"

The letter D, from White City, London

The Google Maps alphabet UK: an A to Z of the British Isles-C-

She spent five hours per day for three days using the satellite view on Google Maps to hunt down perfect images representing all 26 letters

The letter C, from Normanton on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire

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Rachel, who reckons her previous studies in A-level art and archaeology helped her to race through the task, said a combination of perseverance, knowledge and luck were key to her success. She said: "I did a lot of scrolling around on Google just waiting to find the right shapes..."

The letter B, from Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire

The Google Maps alphabet UK: an A to Z of the British Isles

Injured picture researcher Rachel Young, 25, of Barcroft Media, found all 26 letters of the alphabet on Google Maps in just 15 hours

The letter A, from Leigh, Kent

Simultaneous Searches in Google Maps

Now it's possible to see the results for multiple searches in Google Maps or you want to quickly switch to a recent query. Google Maps displays at the bottom of the page a list of recent searches and each layer of search results can be enabled independently. Google Maps uses different colors for the markers so you can differentiate the results