Explore past, present and future missions to Mars including photos and data from Mariner, Viking, Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor - even evidence of water on Mars. From the bizarre theories of early astronomers to future missions, see how exploration has changed our view of the Red Planet.
Released 4/01DVD BONUS FEATURES:
• Planet Mars: Historical NASA Film "Planet Mars" is a NASA film produced in the late 1970's following the historic Viking I and II soft landings on Mars. A quarter century later, it is interesting to note how Martian theories have changed as scientists have received a wealth of new data from spacecraft such as Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor and others.
• Mars, The Movie: Supercomputer flyby Swoop down for a low-level flight over the fantastic landscape of Mars with supercomputer animation from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
• Music Video
DVD CHAPTERS:
1 Introduction
2 Similarities
3 Early Observations
4 Science Fiction
5 Mariner Probes
6 Vikings 1 & 2
7 Water on Mars
8 Life on Mars
9 Pathfinder
10 Global Surveyor
