Date: September 19th 2007

Sept 18, 2007

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine trinidad@nasa gov

Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif 650-604-3937 michael mewhinney@nasa gov

Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette b madison@nasa gov

RELEASE: 07-195

NASA MAPS THE MOON WITH GOOGLE

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif - New higher-resolution lunar imagery and maps that include NASA multimedia content now are available on the Google Moon Web site

Updates include new content from the Apollo missions, including dozens of embedded panoramic images, links to audio clips and videos, and descriptions of the astronauts' activities during the missions The new content is overlaid on updated, higher-resolution lunar maps Also added are detailed charts of different regions of the moon suitable for use by anyone simulating a lunar mission

"NASA's objective is for Google Moon to become a more accurate and useful lunar mapping platform that will be a foundation for future web-based moon applications, much like the many applications that have been built on top of Google Maps," said Chris C Kemp, director of strategic business development at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif "This will make it easier for scientists everywhere to make lunar data more available and accessible "

Google Moon's visible imagery and topography are aligned with the recently updated lunar coordinate system and can be used for scientifically accurate mission planning and data analysis The new site is designed to be user-friendly and encourage the exchange of data and ideas among scientists and amateur astronomers

This announcement closely follows the release of new NASA content in Google Earth, including photographs taken by NASA astronauts and imagery from NASA's Earth observing satellite sensors, such as the Sea-viewing Wide Field of View Sensor, Landsat and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer

Astronaut photography was developed in collaboration with the Crew Earth Observations team, part of the Image Science and Analysis Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston Satellite imagery of Earth was developed in partnership with the Earth Observatory team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md

The alliance was accomplished under a Space Act Agreement signed in December 2006 by Google and NASA's Ames Research Center Google is headquartered near Ames in northern California's Silicon Valley

For more information on Google Moon, visit:

http://moon google com

For more information on Google Earth, visit:

http://earth google com

For information about NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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