BIRTHDAY ON MARS!

Marissa Czyz is the voice of the Mars rover CURIOSITY, ambling across the surface of the red planet. She shares information about how it spends its days and even sings its "Happy Birthday to Me" song. Czyz is an unobtrusive narrator, letting the novelty of the birthday celebrant steal the show. Specifically, listeners hear how it celebrates its birthday--stirring up a dust cloud in its hurry to send a picture back to Earth and to share conversations with Earth. Czyz adds emphasis to the notion that humans should be as curious as CURIOSITY is. Additional facts about Mars--home to rovers since 1997--and a shout-out to the newest rover, INSIGHT, which will examine Mars below the surface, complete the production. A.R. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2019]