“Mars Exploration Rover Launch” by Maas
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 2002 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 2002:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 15
Title:
- Mars Exploration Rover Launch
Length:
- 2:40
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Cornell University
Description:
This 100-percent CG visualization shows the Delta II rocket launch that will propel NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover to the Red Planet in 2003. The animation, developed over a one-year period by a Cornell University undergraduate student, is intended to be dramatic, realistic, and scientifically accurate. It was created with a combination of off-the-shelf and custom software, including Lightwave 5.5, Digital Fusion, and a custom distributed-rendering system on a network of home-built PCs.
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Cornell University
Animation: Daniel Maas
Technical Consultant: Steve Squyres
Sponsored by Cornell University and NASA/JPL
