Roving Mars
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Not to be confused with Mission to Mars.
Roving Mars is a 2006 American IMAX documentary film about the development, launch, and operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.[3] 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.[4] The film has been released on Blu-ray disc by distributor Disney.
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Roving Mars | |
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Directed by | George Butler |
Written by | Robert Andrus George Butler |
Produced by | George Butler Frank Marshall |
Narrated by | Paul Newman (introduction only) |
Cinematography | T.C. Christensen |
Edited by | Nancy Baker |
Music by | Philip Glass Sigur Rós |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1 million[1] |
Box office | $11 million[2] |
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Roving Mars has made over US$10 million as of January 25, 2009.[5]
Roving Mars is also the title of a non-fiction book by MER principal investigator Steve Squyres about the rover mission.