Google Earth has released a new version, and Google has added the ability to explore the planet’s oceans.

Although Google has already made their product Earth able to show you satellite imagery of the entire planet, and later allowed you to explore space, now they have turned their eye to below the surface of the oceans.  Through a mixture of topographical data, videos from various sources and 3D data, you can now explore every corner of the planet.

Other new features include the ability to look at various locations over time, even pre-dating the launch of satellites, exploring a 3D Mars, and the ability to record explorations you make with Google Earth so that you can share them with other users.  Due to these numerous updates, they decided not to number this version 4.3, and instead went directly to 5.0.  You can read more about the new features at the Official Google Blog, and you can also check out the video below that shows the new features in greater detail.