The Martian was filmed primarily in two main locations: the desert scenes depicting Mars were shot in Wadi Rum, Jordan, known for its unique and outstanding desert landscape that convincingly represented the Martian surface. The indoor scenes, including the Mars habitat, NASA interiors, and spaceship flight deck, were filmed at Korda Studios in the Hungarian village of Etyek near Budapest, which has one of the largest soundstages in the world. Additional filming locations included NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and several sites around Budapest, Hungary, such as the Palace of Arts and Budaƶrsi Airport.