This KML network link displays a map overlay for Google Maps Terrain (https://maps.google.com/?t=p) in Google Earth.
For some information on how it works, please see the 
To get started, simply download 
google-maps-terrain-overlay-for-google-earth.kmz (please log in first, see here why) and open it in Google Earth. Or checkout
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