New and Updated Imagery
On July 11th we introduced an update to Google Earth's imagery database
covering a wide range of areas in the Americas, Europe, Middle-East,
Africa, Oceania, and Asia. We also released details of the update in
both a
written list, and also in a KML file you can view in Google Earth  that shows
outlines for the areas where the imagery changes occurred.
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Moon in Google Earth Released
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July
20th, we released a new option in Google Earth 5 which lets you view
the moon in 3D. Select View->Explore->Moon in the Google
Earth menu, or select the planet button. The moon mode has new layers
with 3D models of spacecraft on the moon, images, movies, and other
placemarks. There are even immersive lunar surface panoramas, composed
of photos taken by the astronauts themselves, and presented for the
first time in a 3D "Street View" style interface. See a YouTube video
and our
announcement of Moon in Google Earth. .
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that shows
outlines for the areas where the imagery changes occurred.
