Nova Looking for Life on Mars (Season 48, Episode 5)
TV-G
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

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Nova

Looking for Life on Mars (Season 48, Episode 5)

TV-G

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

Follow along as NASA launches the Mars 2020 mission, perhaps the most ambitious hunt yet for signs of ancient life on Mars.

Director

Terri Randall (directed by)

Writer

Terri Randall (writer)

Producers

Kristine Allington (producer) | Michael H. Amundson (producer) | Elizabeth Benjes (producer) | Marie Beuzard (producer) & 7 more

Composer

Tay Chee Wei (composer)

Cinematographers

Richard Chisoim | Mike Coles (cinematography) | Dave Linstrom (cinematography) | Ben McCoy (cinematography) & 5 more

Editors

Michael H. Amundson | Jedd Ehrmann (as Jedd Erhmann) | Evan Hadingham (senior editor) (as Ivan Hadingham) | Robin Kazmier (edited by)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 24, 2021

Release date

Feb 24, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 23 wins & 68 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Jan Andreesen Self - Speaker (voice: German version) Self - Speaker (voice: German version) See fewer	The Forgotten Battle (2020)
M. Aung Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Robert Balaram Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Stéphane Bittoun Self - Speaker (voice: German version) Self - Speaker (voice: German version) See fewer	Die Eisbombe (2008)
Al Chen Self Self See fewer	Kinect Fun Labs: Mars Rover Landing (2012)
Ian Clark Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Moogega Cooper Self Self See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Matt Damon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Good Will Hunting (1997)
Jennifer Eigenbrode Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ken Farley Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Kelly Geelen Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Heather Graham Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Sanjeev Gupta Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Sanjeev Gupta Self Self See fewer	Q (II) (2017)
Sanjeev Gupta Self Self See fewer	Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked (2022)
Albert Haldemann Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Michael Hecht Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jeffrey Hoffman Self Self See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Andrew E. Johnson Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Manuel Krstanovic Self - Speaker (voice: German version) Self - Speaker (voice: German version) See fewer	Der Bozen Krimi (2015)
Kennda Lynch Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Marcus Michalski Self - Speaker (voice: German version) Self - Speaker (voice: German version) See fewer	Storm of Love (2005)
Swati Mohan Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Elio Morillo Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Derrick Pitts Self Self See fewer	A Practical Guide to the Cosmos (2022)
Frank Röth Self - Speaker (voice: German version) Self - Speaker (voice: German version) See fewer	Lotta & die alten Eisen (2010)
Jessica A. Samuels Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Guido Sangiovanni Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Cornelia Schmidt Self - Speaker (voice: German version) Self - Speaker (voice: German version) See fewer	Escape from Kabul (2022)
Craig Sechler Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Timo Tank Self - Speaker (voice: German version) Self - Speaker (voice: German version) See fewer	Leonys Aufsturz (2005)
Julie Townsend Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Diana Trujillo Self Self See fewer	La Voyageuse et son ombre (2018)
Sanjay Vijendran Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Alastair Wayman Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Aaron Yazzie Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)