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James Cameron Gets NASA to Send a 3-D Camera to Mars

by Caleb Johnson on May 2, 2010 at 09:00 AM

King of the World James Cameron has simply become a force for 3-D. According to the AP, James Cameron fought for the inclusion of a 3-D camera on the Mars rover Curiosity, which launches next year. Cameron told the Pasadena Star-News, "[The scientists are] going to answer a lot of really important questions about the previous and potential future habitability of Mars."

This is the second attempt to attach a 3-D camera to a Mars rover -- the last plan fell through in 2007. Cameron convinced NASA administrator Charles Bolden in January that now was the time, saying a 3-D view of the red planet would make the public more invested in the mission.


If nothing else, Cameron might get the setting he needs for his next movie. All he'd have to do is splice in some shots of tall blue people, angry Marines and massive spaceships. We're sure he has plenty of those lying around. [From: AP/CBS News and Pasadena Star-News, via: Engadget]

Tags: 3-d, 3D, camera, curiosity, exploration, james cameron, JamesCameron, mars, movies, NASA, space, top

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