Home video: 'Mars' gets real with science

April 16, 2017 at 3:32AM
Clementine Poidatz as Amelie Durand the French mission physician and biochemist on the Daedalus. The global event series MARS premieres November 14 at 8/9c in the U.S. and internationally Sunday November 13 on the National Geographic Channel. (photo credit: National Geographic Channels/Robert Viglasky)
Clementine Poidatz stars in “Mars.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The limited series "Mars," out on home video, is a hybrid of scripted and nonscripted material. A dramatized story follows a few astronauts in 2033 who go on the first manned mission to colonize Mars. This story is mixed with interviews with top scientists from NASA and the European Space Agency explaining how each hurdle would be faced and defeated. The blend of drama and real interviews makes "Mars" as entertaining as it is informative.

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