Type in "Valles Marineris" in "Fly to" and press return.ģ. In this view, you will use the same controls, and you'll also have Layers to choose from as you do in the Earth view.Ģ. You'll then see a real simulation of the planet Mars. After loading Google Earth, go to the little planet icon at the top center of the view, pull down and click on Mars. You can ponder that question yourself as you check out the new Mars mode in Google Earth 5.0.ġ. You can use the "look joystick" (at the top of the controls to look around from one vantage point) or the "move joystick" to move down, up, right or left.Ĭould there be life on Mars? Nobody knows yet, of course, but the question has fueled much science fiction as well as scientific inquiry. From there, use your mouse to drag the view in different directions and explore the topography. (You can see altitude at the bottom of your screen.)Ĩ. Click the + at the top of the slider to zoom in or grab the middle control and pull it up towards the + end.ħ. To the right of the screen you'll see a zoom slider. You'll fly to above the ocean and come to a stop.Ħ. Underneath the box will come up a "Davidson Seamount" option with a pushpin to its left. In the "Fly to" window (upper left-hand corner) type "Davidson Seamount" and hit return. This allows you to see waves on the surface of the water.Ĥ. Under View, go to Water Surface and make sure it's clicked. You can set "Terrain Quality" to "Higher" and "Elevation Exaggeration" to 3 from its default at 1.)ģ. (After you try explore a few places, you may want to exaggerate elevation. For all sections in this article, be sure "Street View," "3D Buildings," "Ocean," "Places of Interest," and "Terrain" are checked in the Layers section.
To check out the Davidson Seamount, you must first download Google Earth 5.0 and launch the app.Ģ. Checking out Davidson Seamount will give you a feel for where the underwater topography renders well.ġ. If you delve into this feature, you will find that some areas under the ocean render better visually than others. And with Google Earth 5.0, you can explore this 26-mile long undersea treasure and other areas of the ocean floor. California's Davidson Seamount is home to large coral forests, deep-sea fishes, basket stars and rare and unidentified sea life.