The Other Side of Mars
The Other Side of Mars
NASA roboticist and Curiosity Rover driver, Vandi Verma, works on Mars daily - from her desk at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Los Angeles. Navigating the Rover in Martian terrain relies largely on images and sophisticated technology. Experts show how NASA’s images are made, used and manipulated for the sake of science but also public information. Mars is the ideal place for an investigation into our paradoxical relationship to photography.