Moons & Mars in Google Maps

Moon & Mars on Google Maps

August 2014 – To mark NASA Curiosity’s #2YearsOnMars, Google launched 3D imagery for the Moon and Mars in Google Maps for desktop, allowing users to explore detailed topographic features and click on labeled POIs to learn about Gale Crater, Olympus Mons, and thousands more.

To amplify the launch, I created the video above and orchestrated a co-announce between the Google Maps and Curiosity Rover Twitter accounts.

I also created a cutdown version for Google's Instagram, which was one of the channel's first video posts.

We have liftoff! Take an interplanetary tour of Mars and the Moon in #GoogleMaps. #regram @googlemaps

A video posted by Google (@google) on Aug 6, 2014 at 11:35am PDT

THE RESULTS

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Moon & Mars on Google Maps

THE RESULTS

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TechCrunch Google Maps Now Lets You Explore Mars And The Moon, If You Know Where To Click

HuffingtoN POST Google Maps Now Includes the Moon and Mars

Business Insider Google just added Maps for Mars and the Moon, and the level of detail is stunning