On July 20, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to safely touch down on Mars. Scientists had speculated for years about what scenes would await Viking 1 and its twin, Viking 2, w...
On July 20, 1976, NASA's Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to safely touch down on Mars. Shortly after, it beamed back our first close-up image of the surface—a drab view of pebbles strewn at the lander's feet.
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