Google Maps adds satellite view

Google Maps now includes a satellite view. See this tour.

To get the satellite view by default, append "&t=k" to the URL. So, for a map view, use:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.870358,-77.055767&spn=0.005955,0.007693&hl=en

and for a satellite view use:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.870358,-77.055767&spn=0.005955,0.007693&hl=en&t=k