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Viking program

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Overview

The Viking program placed two orbiter–lander pairs at Mars, returning the first images from the Martian surface and searching for life.

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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