Viking 1
LocationMars surface
Year1975
SizeOrbiter and lander
TypePlanetary probe
About Viking 1
The first fully successful landing on Mars. The lander touched down in Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976. Sent back the first color images from the Martian surface. Carried biology experiments that searched for life. The lander operated until 1982, a record that stood for decades.
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