Opportunity, the veteran interplanetary Mars Exploration Rover, was affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Originally expected to live for only 90 days, Oppy ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years. The film follows Oppy's groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.
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A Life on Mars
Directed by
Sebastian Ko
Canada
2021
5 minutes
English
Constructed entirely from raw images and audio sourced from NASA's open-data project, this short documentary digs through Mars rover Curiosity's nine-year history on the Red Planet to find the hidden moments of excitement, alien sunsets, shifting sands, solitude, and even aging — the things humankind may one day experience on Mars firsthand.
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