First Image Of Mars

Jul. 20, 1976 - First Pictures Of The Red Planet Mars: This is the first picture ever taken on the surface of the planet Mars. It was taken by Viking 1 just minutes after the spacecraft landed successfully. The centre of the image is about five feet from viking lander camera. You can see both rooks and finally granulated material of sand or dust. The trip to Viking 1yr and 11 months to cross the 200 Million miles of space. The primary objectives of the Viking mission, which was composed of two spacecraft, were to obtain high-resolution images of the Martian surface, characterize the structure and composition of the atmosphere and surface and search for evidence of life on Mars

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