Google Just Added Maps For Mars And The Moon, And The Level Of Detail Is Stunning

First, click the "Earth" icon in Google Maps.

Now zoom out. You'll need to keep zooming until you see the appropriate options, which aren't there yet...

There! Now that you're zoomed out far enough, the options to visit the moon and Mars will appear in the carousel at the bottom of the screen.

Here's what the moon looks like on Google Maps from afar.

When you zoom in, you can see more details of the moon, including its many craters. If you continue zooming in, you'll see names for those craters...

...Like so. Now, let's take a trip to Mars, shall we?

"I just flew in from the moon and boy are my arms tired." This is Mars, from afar.

When you get a little bit closer, you can see some of the names of the geographical regions on the planet. Utopia Planitia, for example, is the name for one of Mars' vast lava plains.

Zoom in even closer and you can see some of the incredible details Google threw in its Mars maps. Who knew all of these various craters and areas were already claimed?

Now that you've seen Mars and the moon from Google's point-of-view...

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