Mount Everest

Google Earth 4 newly features rich 3D renderings of famous architectural sites and terrain. Google is now allowing open contributions to Google Earth. Through Google SketchUp, anyone can build a rich 3D model and share it as an overlay for Google Earth 4.

This rendering of Mount Everest shows striations and rocky texture on Google Earth's map.

Text by Candace Lombardi, staff writer, CNET News.com