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Viking 1

Agency
NASA
Launched
1975
Type
orbiter / lander
Status
completed (1982)

NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems · NASA media (public domain)

Overview

Scientific overview

Viking 1 is a mars orbiter & lander, operated by NASA, launched in 1975.

Mission

Agency
NASA
Launched
1975
Type
orbiter / lander
Status
completed (1982)

Gallery

Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site

1997

NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)

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Observation

How this was captured

Source
NASA
Observation date
2006-07-20

Targets & destinations

Sources

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

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  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.