NOVA · SEASON 40
Ultimate Mars Challenge
Episode 4 · 2012-11-14
- Documentary
Episode overview
Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds untold potential. Nearly half a century of Mars exploration has yielded tantalizing clues that Mars may once have harbored life—and may harbor it still. The extraordinary landing of a revolutionary rover named Curiosity—which successfully touched down inside the Gale Crater—means we have wheels down on the planet once again, in the form of the most sophisticated robot ever to rove the Mars surface. Will NASA's bold mission and this marvel of technology answer some of our biggest questions and usher in a new golden age of exploration? NOVA goes behind the scenes on NASA’s quest to solve the riddles of the red planet.
55 minutes
Season 40 episodes
1. Secrets of the Viking Sword2012-10-10
2. Forensics on Trial2012-10-17
3. Mystery of Easter Island2012-11-07
4. Ultimate Mars Challenge2012-11-14
5. Inside the Megastorm2012-11-18
6. Doomsday Volcanoes2013-01-02
7. Decoding Neanderthals2013-01-09
8. Rise of the Drones2013-01-23
9. Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?2013-01-30
10. Building Pharaoh's Chariot2013-02-06
11. Earth From Space2013-02-13
12. Mind of a Rampage Killer2013-02-20
13. Meteor Strike2013-03-27
14. Ancient Computer2013-04-03
15. Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening2013-04-10
16. Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes2013-04-17
17. Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters2013-04-24
18. Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures2013-05-01
19. Manhunt - Boston Bombers2013-05-29
20. Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes2013-05-29
