Roving Mars
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Not to be confused with Mission to Mars.
Roving Mars | |
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Directed by | George Butler |
Produced by |
George Butler Frank Marshall |
Written by |
Robert Andrus George Butler |
Narrated by | Paul Newman (introduction only) |
Music by |
Philip Glass Sigur Rós |
Cinematography | T.C. Christensen |
Editing by | Nancy Baker |
Studio |
Walt Disney Pictures The Kennedy/Marshall Company |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Roving Mars is an 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.[1] 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.[2]
Roving Mars is also the title of a non-fiction book by MER principal investigator Steve Squyres about the rover mission.
References
- ↑ Allis, Sam (2009-01-25). "With 'Roving Mars,' Butler shoots for the stars - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ "Movie Box Office | Highest Grossing Movies - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
External links
- Roving Mars
- Roving Mars at the Internet Movie Database
- Roving Mars at allmovie
- Boston Globe article about the development of the film
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