Roving Mars

Not to be confused with Mission to Mars.
Roving Mars
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
Edited by Nancy Baker
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release dates
  • 2006
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.

Music

The musical score for Roving Mars was composed by Philip Glass. A soundtrack album was released by Lakeshore Records on June 27, 2006. The album also features the song "Glósóli" by Sigur Rós.

References

  1. ↑ Allis, Sam (2009-01-25). "With 'Roving Mars,' Butler shoots for the stars - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Movie Box Office | Highest Grossing Movies - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

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