Documentary Description
Mars is Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, and for decades
scientists have been curious about the so-called “Red Planet,” wondering
if it’s possible that life exists there, how its soil and terrain
differs from our own, and if water can be found. While sending a manned
space mission to Mars has been considered beyond the reach of America’s
space program, in 2001 the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration approved a mission to send two “rovers” to Mars —
wheeled robots that would send images and data back to Earth.
A two-year crash program resulted in two robotic rovers (dubbed
“Spirit” and “Opportunity”) being sent to Mars, which have given
scientists and researchers on Earth a brand new vision of what the
planet is really like.
Roving Mars is a documentary which offers a detailed look at
the people behind the Mars rover program, how the machines were built
and what they can do, and what has been learned since they reached
their target. Roving Mars was shot and originally exhibited in
the high-definition IMAX film format.
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