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Mars: The Red Planet Collection

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BCI - MUSIC
EAN: 9780737804805
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0737804807
Label: Bci / Eclipse
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Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Bci / Eclipse
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 21, 2000
Running Time: 156 minutes
Sales Rank: 77245
Studio: Bci / Eclipse
Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1999



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Product Description:
Life On Mars This fascinating multi-program DVD features two complete documentaries PLUS bonus sections and photos direct from NASA's archived collection acquired over years of their explorations of Mars. 'LIFE ON MARS' Narrated by John Lithgow 'Life on Mars' examines Meteorite ALH84001 and its incredible journey from Mars to Earth. Viewers are introduced to the team of scientists who explain their research and take you through the excitement and drama at NASA as Dan Goldin and his team brief the President at their ground-breaking news conference. This program also explores mankind's fascination with Mars and shows how this discovery could change our ideas about life elsewhere in our universe!Runtime: 156 minutes Destination MarsDestination: Mars' introduces the viewer to the prospects of a manned journey to Mars while proving that we do indeed possess the technology and knowledge to place a man on the 'Red Planet' today. Astronauts scientists psychologists and others discuss the thrill and anticipation of interplanetary space travel and give their thoughts on NASA's plan to land a man on Mars by the year 2017! Bonus Materials Include: Martian Photo Gallery - Includes dozens of photographs of Mars from space and from its surface directly from NASA the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology. Martian Chronology & Update - Includes the complete history of prior endeavors to Mars and dates of future missions. Martian Web Sites - Includes referrals to informative web sites for further information on the 'Red Planet'.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 090096094328 Manufacturer No: BDVD943

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This two-sided DVD is split into two segments: 'Destination: Mars' and 'Life on Mars.' The second, graced with John Lithgow's narration, discusses the study of a seemingly insignificant rock: meteorite ALH84001. The meteorite, discovered by a team of researchers in the Antarctic, contains indications of primitive life forms that may have lived long, long ago on the red planet. There's copious information about the scientific methods used to analyze the rock, and the meteorite's origins. The rather long-winded breakdown is leavened by a segment on the 'traditional' views of life on Mars, dating back to H.G. Wells. Fans of 1950's science fiction will recognize clips from Red Planet Mars, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Santa Claus Vs. the Martians, Angry Red Planet, and several other movies during a tongue-in-cheek montage. A Jesuit priest who doubles as an astronomer posits some compelling questions about the ways in which the knowledge of life on other planets may affect the way we Earthlings view ourselves and our place in the universe.

'Destination: Mars' documents efforts to contact the red planet, and goes into the current state of the art of space-travel technology for humans. Things are still in a fairly primitive state when it comes to exploring Mars via robot; the time delays involved in sending or receiving information from the planet's surface make something as simple as examining a rock agonizingly slow. The impetus to put people on Mars has cooled considerably since the end of the Cold War. Without the budgets and public enthusiasm that went into the '60s space race, the Mars effort has been on the back burner. That doesn't mean, however, that it's been shelved; a corps of scientists and researchers are still lobbying to put people on its moon by 20l7. Plants can be used for both food and oxygen; human waste can be distilled and recycled into drinking water (see if you don't cringe when a scientist takes a long drink of a sample).

Though the amount of detail and length of Mars: The Red Planet Collection can be a bit daunting, there's still a wealth of knowledge shared here for science-minded space buffs. --Jerry Renshaw



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