The reality is always more mundane.<p>They showed supposed UI from Pathfinder displays image blocks of varying sizes in random locations then zooms them all to the right place. It makes a nice effect for the uninitiated, but I have trouble understanding why a computer would act like that.<p>You can see that the real NASA uses fvwm and xv to display images from Mars.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=7Au-S-tjyiU&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=2220" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=7Au-S-tjyiU&amp;feature=youtu.be...</a>