Roving Mars
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| Directed by | George Butler |
| Produced by | George Butler Frank Marshall |
| Written by | Robert Andrus George Butler |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
| Cinematography | T.C. Christensen |
| Editing by | Nancy Baker |
| Studio | Cinegate |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures The Kennedy/Marshall Company |
| Release date(s) | 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.
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- Roving Mars
- Official Roving Mars Disney DVD website
- Roving Mars at the Internet Movie Database
- Roving Mars at AllRovi
- Boston Globe article about the development of the film
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