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Antarctica Gets High-Def Map

Interactive satellite imagery is available free online

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 28, 2007 1:21 PM CST

(Newser) – A new high-definition, real-color interactive map of Antarctica unveiled yesterday will give a bird's-eye view of the frozen continent, MSNBC reports. But the virtual tour isn't just for pointy-headed scientists—it's also available free online to anyone. Satellite imagery was collected into a 100-billion-pixel database...   Read full story »

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