Google Maps now lets you explore planets and moons, try it out

Google Maps everyone already knows, in fact it has become a great tool for those who work or use transportation on a daily basis. The service has been steadily increasing its database and now offers visual information on planets and moons never seen so closely by most Earthlings.

Construction of planets and moons was based on nearly half a million photos uploaded by Cassini-Huygens spacecraft

According to the Google blog, the data gathered to make this detailed material came mainly from the Cassini-Huygens probe, launched 20 years ago in Cape Canaveral. Its mission was to record and send nearly half a million photos to Earth, enabling scientists to reconstruct distant worlds with "unprecedented detail."

Well, the operation is very similar to the "common" Google Maps platform, which has gained a "little force" from Google Earth: on the left are the options and just select one of them to see how the structure is represented. From there you can zoom in, navigate through the names given to craters, ridges, pits, and other space “addresses”.

Missing adjustments

One of the coolest things around here is getting to know “more closely” the International Space Station and planets that have more data at NASA's base, like Mars. Navigation, however, must undergo some adjustments in the coming months, as not everything is translated into other languages ​​- including Brazilian Portuguese.

Also, by delving into certain topics it is easy to lose touch with the home interface without even having a return or home button. But finally, all of this should be fixed soon.

Want to know the massive craters of Mimas? Or know what Pluto and Venus look like? Then just click on the link and travel thousands of miles without leaving your seat.