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April 03, 2006
Google Jupiter
On 27-March-2006 NASA released some new photos of Jupiter from the Cassini mission. Included is a cylindrical map of the entire atmosphere of Jupiter. I've created an image overlay for Google Earth so you can view the picture as a 3D globe instead of a boring flat map. Turn off any extra layers or placemarks first. Also, make sure you turn off "Atmosphere" in "Tools->Options" so you don't see the Earth's atmosphere around Jupiter (that looks a little weird). Then, go ahead and load Jupiter 
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By the way, there is a great free program for viewing space-related sites called Celestia. I'm sure it won't be long before someone takes this new photo and makes it available to Celestia as well (although that program already has an excellent photomap of Jupiter).
Related: Check out this new Jupiter - Clouds in Motion story.
Posted by FrankTaylor at April 3, 2006 09:10 AM
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Posted by: Jorge at April 19, 2006 08:55 PM
Thanks for posting this, Frank. It's a wonderful tool for teaching astronomy!
Posted by: Dave Trott at October 21, 2006 05:57 PM
awesome
Posted by: William Robert at November 4, 2006 03:22 AM
gogle earth.It is the most wonderful photograph took by the satellites.the most exciting topic i.e we can see any place in earth in any angle.
but I hope that you will develop every small village in every backward place.
Posted by: sairam at December 1, 2006 02:13 AM
Hi,
It's nice to be able to view Jupiter like the Earth but I can't remove the overlay that traces Earth's political boundaries...they overlay Jupiter.
Any solution?
Thanks!
Posted by: Francis Wilkin at January 22, 2007 08:58 PM
Hi there
you know Google earth don't you.well i was wondering if you could get a Google Saturn? like Google earth but Saturn instead
thanks
Posted by: Blake at June 10, 2007 05:27 PM
Thanks. At first I forgot to switch off the political boundaries. Hard to believe all the continents could show up on Jupiter. That was kinda weird.
Posted by: Yang at July 4, 2007 11:38 PM
i used the jupiter program for google earth and i cant turn it back to earth...lol... its a little annoying please help
Posted by: jason valentine at July 26, 2007 01:57 AM
Yes that will be very interesting if there was to be an google jupiter. infact i think there should me made for other planets aswell!
Posted by: jawad at August 20, 2007 08:50 AM
this is neat
Posted by: angelica at August 31, 2007 06:05 PM
Ok Frank..Nice thing but i will be wery grateful if you show us how to back this thing in normaly earth wiew..
Posted by: zdravko at October 7, 2007 06:06 AM
I love loking at the planet jupiter, it makes me so happy!
Posted by: alyssa at October 10, 2007 04:39 PM
I thought that google 4.2 was good looking at nebulas an stuff like that but now planets and moons it's so good
Posted by: charlie arnold at November 6, 2007 02:29 PM
how can I download "Google Jupiter"?
Posted by: dilliyan at January 15, 2008 03:16 AM
I think that the solar system is awesome. I think it should be more colorful though. all the planets are not colorful, just plain plain plain. Anyways, good sighnt..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................- Thanks, Ive always wanted to be on the internet, or on a sight, Jacklyn.
Posted by: Jacklyn at April 16, 2008 09:02 PM
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This is a great idea because only the google earth server is an exciting interactive program, so why not continue it with other planets?. the most of the people would like the continue of the developing of this program and the grown of the features that it gives.