Roving Mars (2006)
- Directed by
- George Butler
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary covers the creation and mission of two NASA rovers sent to explore Mars. It explains their launch and how they operated on the planet's surface. Computer animation recreates what the rovers experienced.
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What happens
Roving Mars is a 2006 American IMAX documentary film about the development, launch, and operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The film uses few actual photographs from Mars, opting to use computer generated animation based on the photographs and data from the rovers and other Mars probes. The film has been released on Blu-ray disc by distributor Disney. Roving Mars has made over US$10 million as of January 25, 2009. Roving Mars is also the title of a non-fiction book by MER principal investigator Steve Squyres about the rover mission. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.