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Expedition Mars

SBS has several Mars-themed titles on the way.

Ahead of plans to screen both Mars: The Ultimate Travellers Guide and Ron Howard’s Mars in January, SBS screens a doco Expedition Mars this Sunday.

Expedition Mars brings to life one of the greatest adventures of the Space Age – the epic struggle to get the Spirit and Opportunity rovers to Mars, and their astounding journeys of exploration once they finally touched down.

When they landed in 2004, they were only expected to last around 90 days, however, Spirit lasted six years, and Opportunity is still rolling almost thirteen years later. Their unprecedented record of discovery and longevity opened the Martian frontier for good and launched the modern age of Mars exploration.

With input from leading scientists, Expedition Mars uses stunning animation, and never- before-seen material from NASA’s archives, to tell the definitive story of Spirit and Opportunity.

Sunday, 24 December at 9.35pm on SBS

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