It's the Mars Exploration Rover video (aka Spirit and Opportunity). Dan Maas created this video by himself (in consultation with the PI Steve Squyres) while an undergraduate (at 16yo!), using a bunch of tech that he built himself, including significant advances to 3D animation. He won an Emmy.
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Cornell alumnus Dan Maas '01 earns Emmy nomination for realistic Mars rover animation | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell alumnus Dan Maas '01, whose realistic Mars rover mission animations have been shown on television news programs the world over, received an Emmy Award nomination for his animation featured in ...
@sciencesocks.bsky.socialI must have watched this Mars Pathfinder video dozens of times as a young kid. Part of my formative space memories 🤩
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Mars Exploration Rover Animation HD
YouTube video by JPLraw