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Roving Mars

Roving Mars IMAX Movie

How do I not see these things? This was from back in 2006. I don’t recall ever hearing of this. It is an IMAX on the two Mars rover missions Spirit and Opportunity. Coincidentally, Paul Newman who passed recently apparently had something to do with it as well. I assume narration.

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5 Responses to “Roving Mars”

  1. sarah Says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 3:17 am

    my work had a few copies of this, and i bought it on a whim because i absolutely love documentaries and space.

    it’s actually a really awesome watch. i was totally memorized by this documentary. these robots are cooler than i even thought they were.

  2. Bill Says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    It’s well done, but there’s one major problem with it: it was completed very early in the mission, before either rover arrived at an interesting destination. Beautiful imagery, but it’s all flat, flat landscapes. No Victoria Crater, no Columbia Hills. And before the big discoveries; no water evidence, etc. if I remember correctly.

  3. Jeff Says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Please email me. I have some information about Solar Sails that I think could interest you, and I’ll email you directly vs. posting it here in the comments.

  4. thomas Says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    guess they couldn’t wait. you would think they would let the mission progress a bit before making a documentary on it.

    OR

    they don’t care about the science and its all about the landing and getting there.

  5. Jeff Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 11:49 pm

    Saw this film by chance in late 2005, less than 2 years after the rovers had landed. Enjoyed it.

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