Spatial distributions of the Gaia DR3 radial velocities. Top: sky distribution of the 33 812 183 stars whose combined radial velocity is published in Gaia DR3. The image uses a Mollweide projection in Galactic coordinates (l, b). The Galactic centre is at the centre of the figure, and the Galactic longitudes increase to the left. The sampling of the map is approximately 0.2 square degree (healpix level 7). Bottom left: face-on view of a sub-sample of 29.4 million stars (see text) in galactocentric Cartesian coordinates (X, Y). The Galactic centre is located at X = Y = 0 kpc, and the Sun is at X = −8.277 kpc (GRAVITY Collaboration 2022) and Y = 0 kpc. In this image, the Milky Way is seen from the Galactic north pole and rotates clockwise. The sampling is 200 × 200 parsec². Bottom right: edge-on view of the same sub-sample in galactocentric Cartesian coordinates (X, Z). The Galactic centre is located at X = Z = 0 kpc, and the Sun is at X = −8.277 kpc and Z = 20.8 pc (Bennett & Bovy 2019). The Z-axis is oriented positive towards the Galactic north pole. The sampling is 200 × 200 parsec².