Explore the moon

See global changes with decades of historical imagery

• Take tours of landing sites, narrated by Apollo astronauts
• View 3D models of landed spacecraft
• Zoom into 360-degree photos to see astronauts' footprints
• Watch rare TV footage of the Apollo missions

New! in Earth 5

See global changes with decades of historical imagery

If you've ever wondered how your local area has changed throughout time, Google Earth now gives you access to the past. With a simple click, take a look at suburban sprawl, melting icecaps, coastal erosion and more.

Dive beneath the surface of the ocean

In the new ocean layer, you can plunge all the way to the floor of the sea, view exclusive content from partners like BBC and National Geographic as well as explore 3D shipwrecks like the Titanic.

Track and share your paths with others

Take placemarks a step further and record a free-form tour in Google Earth. Simply turn on the touring feature, press record and see the world. You can even add a soundtrack or narration to personalise the journey.

Explore Mars in 3D

With ocean in Google Earth, you can:

• Be the first human being to view images downloaded by NASA just hours ago, in the Live from Mars layer.
• Take an interactive tour of Mars, narrated by Public Radio's Ira Flatow or Bill Nye the Science Guy.
• View 3D rover models and follow their tracks to see high-resolution 360-degree panoramas.
• Search for famous Martian landmarks, such as the Face on Mars or Olympus Mons.

Go back in time with historical imagery

• View your local area, home town and other familiar places and see how they've changed over time
• See the impact of recent trends like suburban sprawl or global warming
• Set the length of time and exact location that you want to see

Explore the ocean with Google Earth

• Dive beneath the surface and visit the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench
• Explore the ocean with top marine experts, including National Geographic
• Learn about ocean observations, climate change and endangered species
• Discover new places including surf, dive and travel hotspots and shipwrecks

Record your trip from point A to point Z

• Capture your navigation through Google Earth in real time, without using placemarks
• Narrate your virtual journey and share it with friends
• Save tours and trips so you can reuse and revisit them in the future

Your World in 3D - Zoom, Tilt and Rotate

Use your mouse, keyboard or trackball to navigate the world. Grab the image with your mouse to move around. The navigation compass allows you to manipulate the view in multiple ways.

Drag the right slider up and down to zoom in and out. Drag the top slider to the left and right to tilt the view. To rotate the image, spin the navigator's on-screen wheel.

Fly To Any Place in The World

Whether you are looking for a specific address, the junction of two streets, a city, a county, a postcode or a country, just type it into the "Fly To" box and hit Search.

Explore the Sky

Until now, Google Earth has let you zoom in from outer space to view our planet. With Earth's new Sky feature, you can turn that perspective around and explore the wonders of the heavens.

View images of distant galaxies and nebulae from the Hubble Space Telescope, learn about the movement of the planets as well as the lifecycle of the stars and more. Learn more about Sky.

Find Local Businesses

Google Earth features integrated Google Maps searching that allows you to find businesses in any area.

For example, type in "hotels in San Francisco" in the search box and hit the search button. Google Earth will fly you to a viewpoint showing 10 search result icons on the map. The search result links are present on the left panel. Click the icon to get more details about the business.

3D Buildings and Terrain

With Google Earth, you can see 3D buildings from the ground up in many places around the world. Tilt the screen to see the buildings in 3D. Similarly, the terrain is also mapped in 3D, meaning that you can see mountains, valleys and canyons in vivid detail.

Layers of Mapping Information

When exploring a location, you can turn on various layers of mapping information such as roads, shopping and services, geographic features, 3D buildings, petrol as well as food and accommodation, among others.

Click any of the icons and you’ll see a bubble with more information about that place.

Placemark, Save and Email

Google Earth allows you to print, save and email your images/views. For instance, if you want to email a certain point of interest to a friend, you can send it as a placemark that can be opened in Google Earth.

You can also email your view as a standard JPG image or even email driving directions in the form of Google Earth files.