Five Years on Mars

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

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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
00:04:53 that liquid water once flowed across the surface.
00:06:49 l mean, what the heck were those things?
00:09:04 but the Spirit landing site
00:10:53 Squyres thinks it's the best option
00:12:38 with a rover that we all believe in our hearts can do it.
00:14:40 the privileged few at JpL
00:16:25 NARRATOR: Spirit's solar panels, its only source of energy
00:18:19 SQUYReS: What endurance offers is a vertical view into Mars.
00:20:28 and get to Victoria Crater as fast as they can.
00:22:29 NARRATOR: With power to spare
00:24:10 and it was obvious from the very start
00:25:46 buried up to its hubcaps in really, really fine dust.
00:27:58 MAXWeLL: She's the best rover.
00:29:52 an hour to an hour and a half of power
00:31:25 NARRATOR: There's not much else to do now but wait for spring.
00:34:02 SQUYReS: We're driving along one day, in this little valley
00:35:38 because she takes her hardships
00:37:34 but there's a growing fear that Opportunity will not survive.
00:39:37 And this is a rover that can't climb 30-degree slopes.
00:41:21 And if that drive didn't work, the mission was probably over.
00:43:43 to keep scientists busy for decades...
03:00:03 boop, boop, boop

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 line03:00:03

Production Record

DirectorMark Davis
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes46