The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Fifty years ago | Viking craft lands on Mars, sends back clear pictures
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This archival piece recounts the 1976 landing of the Viking space probe on Mars, which provided the first clear images of the Martian surface. The mission provided early scientific insights into the planet's geology and terrain.
Pasadena, July 20: The American unmanned Viking space probe lander touched its three slender aluminium legs down on Mars today after an 11-month 800 million-kilometre voyage from Earth, and sent back two “unbelievably” clear photographs showing hills and small rocks.
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