Google said Thursday it will give $30 million to the first company that can land a rover on the moon and transmit a gigabyte of data. The contest is a joint offer of the Internet giant and the X Prize Foundation.

The contest has a 2014 deadline. To earn at least $20 million, a company must meet contest requirements by 2012. Google also provides a $5 million prize for second place and $5 million for the team the goes beyond what is expected of them.

Contestants must meet several goals. The lunar lander must travel at least 1,312 feet across the moon surface and return a self-portrait, panoramic views and nearly real-time images, according to the AP.

To win the prize, teams must build a rover complete with high-resolution video cameras and launch the device.

In 2004, the X Prize Foundation held the Ansari X Prize contest to spur private spaceflight.