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Below are a variety of materials relating to the Viking 1 and 2 missions. Please use the menu at right to jump directly to the section you seek.
Viking Images of Mars
Scroll through to see some of the incredible imagery from the Viking landers and orbiters at Mars. Click on the “See More” link to view the image, read more about it, and download.
First PhotoThis is the first photograph ever taken on the surface of the planet Mars. It was obtained by Viking 1 just minutes after the spacecraft landed successfully on July 20, 1976.First Color ImageThis color picture of Mars was taken July 21, 1976, the day following Viking 1’s successful landing on the planet.Viking 2’s First ImageViking 2’s first picture on the surface of Mars after the spacecraft touched down on Sept. 3, 1976. First PanoramaViking 1 lander produced the first panorama image from Mars’s surface .First U.S. Flag at MarsThe flag of the United States with the rocky Martian surface in the background is seen in this color picture taken by Viking 1 on July 26, 1976.The View from Viking 2The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly two miles from Viking 2 on Mars’ Utopian Plain.Sunrise on MarsA Martian sunrise was captured in this Viking 2 lander picture taken June 14, 1978.Sunset on MarsThis Viking 1 image is one of first images of a sunset as seen on the surface of Mars on Aug. 21, 1976.Sampling the SurfaceOperation of the surface sampler in obtaining Martian soil for NASA’s Viking 2 molecular analysis experiment. Mars Weather ReportsThe Martian weather reports started at Viking 1’s meteorology instrument, mounted atop the extended boom.Mars from OrbitThis compilation of images captured by the Viking 1 orbiter prominently features the Valles Marineris canyon system.Mars VolcanoShown here is a digital mosaic of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system, taken by the Viking 1 orbiter.Global Color ImageAbout 1,000 red-violet filter images from the Viking orbiters were combined to produce this full-color image of Mars.
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Viking Mission to Mars
Retro-style video features animation of one of NASA’s Viking spacecraft en route to Mars and landing there in 1976. Video includes actual footage of NASA mission control for Viking, and the Deep Space Network in California’s Mojave Desert, which communicates with spacecraft.
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Images of the Viking Spacecraft
Scroll through to see some of the photos, artist’s concepts, models, and other images of the Viking landers and o …