Screening of the film "Alone on Mars" followed by meetings/debates

Movie night and meeting with speakers from the Bar des Sciences
February 27, 2017 at 7pm, Maison des étudiants Aimé Schoenig Site Richter rue Vendémiaire
Welcome in the lobby of the MdE from 6pm with music and a surprise band.

Alone on Mars by Ridley Scott

Synopsis:

During an expedition to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left for dead by his crewmates, a storm having forced them to take off in a hurry. But Mark has survived, and is now alone on a hostile planet with no way of getting back. He'll have to use his wits and ingenuity to try to survive and find a way to contact Earth. 225 million kilometers away, NASA and scientists from all over the world are working tirelessly to save him, while his team-mates are trying to organize a mission to get him back, risking their lives in the process.

Meeting/debate with :

• astronomer Gérard Jasniewicz of the Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier (LUPM);
• astrophysicist Julien Morin of the Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier (LUPM);
• chemist Laurent Boiteau of the Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron.

Lé debate aims to discuss the possibilities of life elsewhere on earth, the origins of life, exoplanets and to provide keys to reading the film.