| 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 |
Production companies | |
| 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] |
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.
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.
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- ^ Pasachoff, Jay (2 March 2006). "Film: Big trip to the red planet". Nature. 440 (7080): 28–29. Bibcode:2006Natur.440...28P. doi:10.1038/440028a.
- ^ 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.