Surface of Mars, The

Synopsis: Filmed on location at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, the film shows how excellent pictures from the surface of Mars were obtained in the summer of 1976. The story is told by the men who designed and built the imaging system (the facsimile cameras, complex radio transmission systems and the subsequent computer processing to enhance each rendition of the scene). Pictures were obtained in high-definition monochrome, colour and infra-red, enabling geologists, chemists, biologists and physicists to interpret different facets of the same scene.
Series: St291 Videocassette 3
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.
Year of production: 1977
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Astronomy; Physics
Keywords: imaging technology; Mars; planets

Producer

Tony Jolly

Cast

Barrie Jones

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