Googlified

Google just released a new version of Google Moon, which updated with “higher-resolution map imagery, text search, and photos and stories from every Apollo landing.”

In other news, Google is now sponsoring a contest called the Google Lunar X Prize for “entrepreneurs, engineers and visionaries from around the world” to “compete to land a privately funeded robotic rover on the Moon that is capable of completing several mission objectives.” Frank Taylor over at GEarth Blog has more on this. (also checkout Google Space)

It seems like Google Moon is no longer made of cheese like it used to be. :(