Five Years on Mars

2008 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 46 VOTES · DIR. Mark Davis

Five Years on Mars poster

Overview

When the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity touched down on Mars in 2004, they weren't expected to last long—perhaps 90 days, or six months at most. But 90 days stretched into five years, and a short-term science mission searching for evidence of water has turned into one of the greatest adventures of the Space Age. The rovers have trekked miles across hostile plains, climbed mountains, ventured in and out of deep craters, survived dust storms and mechanical failures, and cheated death so often that no one will venture a guess as to how much longer they might last.

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00:00:02 NARRATOR: lt began as a three-month mission to Mars.
00:02:20 So far they've been tougher, more resilient
00:04:51 but satellite images suggest
00:06:47 SQUYReS: lt was such a surprise.
00:08:55 every rock appears to be volcanic lava.
00:10:43 is a mile and a half away in the Columbia Hills...
00:12:31 SQUYReS: We all wanted to go in.
00:14:23 right up it, it was amazing.
00:16:11 MAXWeLL: She's already driven
00:18:03 lnside endurance Crater, close to the Martian equator
00:20:07 This deep temperature cycle wears things out.
00:22:13 and this one just after.
00:23:49 MAN: Up on screen number 3
00:25:29 and spend two weeks experimenting with techniques
00:27:26 is way better than any climb l've ever done.
00:29:26 and without that wheel functioning properly
00:30:59 to reach the side of McCool Hill.
00:33:18 you've got to go right to the edge.
00:35:05 but this is the kind of environment
00:36:59 But, you know, you can't turn everything off
00:38:55 Opportunity comes through with clean solar panels
00:40:43 So they're not working at all.
00:42:56 because the cameras are getting more and more coated with dust
00:44:41 And long after their circuit boards have given out

Cast & Characters

Lance Lewman Self - Narrator Steve Squyres Self - Principal Investigator Scott Maxwell Self - Rover Driver Hap McSween Self - Rover Science Team Rob Manning Self - Rover Engineer Matt Wallace Self - Rover Engineer Chris Leger Self - Rover Driver Julie Townsend Self - Rover Driver John Callas Self - Rover Project Manager Frank Hartman Self - Rover Driver

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed867
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:44:41

Production Record

DirectorMark Davis
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes46