NASA's Viking 1 mission successfully landed on Mars and transmitted the first image from the Martian surface, marking a significant milestone in space exploration.
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NASA's Viking 1 mission successfully landed on Mars and transmitted the first image from the Martian surface, marking a significant milestone in space exploration.
Parent: Space ExplorationEntity: NASA's Viking 1 missionImpact: positiveDate: Jul 20, 2026Target: NASA's Viking 1 mission's success in landing on Mars and transmitting the first image from the surface
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The very first image from the surface of Mars, transmitted to Earth from NASA's Viking 1 lander, 50 years ago today.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/our-first-view-of-the-surface-of-mars/ #science #nature #history #tech
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50 years ago #OTD NASA's #Viking1 landed on #Mars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_1 - here is part of the first image sent from the surface. The camera was a horizontally rotating scanner moving left to right: the early vertical columns are brighter because dust from touch-down hadn't settled yet.
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#PPOD: This is the first photograph ever taken on the surface of #Mars. It was obtained by NASA's Viking 1 minutes after the spacecraft landed on July 20, 1976, fifty years ago today. The lander touched down in western Chryse Planitia ("Golden Plain") at 22.697°N 312.05°E and operated until November 11, 1982. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
#planetaryscience #space #science
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