San Diego Space Society

MARS MOVIE NIGHT: Sneak Preview of a Mars Documentary

Posted by Gerry Williams in Calendar, Events, Mars Society on February 15, 2010

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

The Mars Society-San Diego‘s monthly MARS MOVIE NIGHT presents a SNEAK PREVIEW of a new 2009 Mars documentary film, 83 minutes

A specific group of Americans dream of going to Mars one day. They firmly believe that it is absolutely necessary for the human race to explore the universe. The first step is to travel to Mars in search of traces of life and establish a new civilization.

Also another documentary by National Geographic, MARS: MAKING THE NEW EARTH (2009), 45 minutes

The notion of bringing Mars to life – transforming a cold, dry, uninhabitable desert into a living planet – is called terraforming, has been around for almost a century. Initially just a science fiction concept, it has become a subject of serious scientific investigation. Recent discoveries of rocks and minerals found by the Mars rovers show it must once have had warmer, habitable living conditions. Now, using photorealistic CGI visualizations, we’ll make a science fiction dream of Mars – a world of trees, rivers and blue skies – a plausible future, bringing it to life after three and a half billion years in a deep freeze.

Also a Duck Dodgers cartoon.

Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway, San Diego 92102. Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share). Please RSVP to Mars Movie Night.

For more information, please visit the MarsMovieGuide.com.