When science fiction turns to reality… A team of top climbers and Red Planet experts recreate, on Earth, the climb to the highest peak on Mars, and indeed, the highest in the universe: the 22 000 meters Olympus Mons. This feature documentary melts the diary of the expedition’s experts and the best scientific news recently found out about Mars. It shows unseen pictures from satellites – Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor. Besides, 3D pictures offer to the viewer a deep insight into Marineris Valley, Acidalia bay or around the amazing Olympus Mons…
Ascent of the Red Planet
A film by LAURENT LICHTENSTEIN & GREG LANNING
Produced by Bonne Pioche & Moonbeam Films