Viking Lander
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Viking Lander
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Viking Lander
Published 2017-03-06T17:53:38+00:00
Description
Author/Origin: William Keeter, DMI/NASA
Relevant Mission: Viking
NASA's Viking Project found a place in history when it became the first U.S. mission to land a spacecraft safely on the surface of Mars and return images of the surface. Two identical spacecraft, each consisting of a lander and an orbiter, were built. Each orbiter-lander pair flew together and entered Mars orbit; the landers then separated and descended to the planet's surface. The Viking 1 lander touched down on the western slope of Chryse Planitia (the Plains of Gold), while the Viking 2 lander settled down at Utopia Planitia.
Technical Information
| Date published | 06/03/2017 |
| Technology | FDM |
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