NASA NTRS · 19750011250
Viking
Abstract
The Viking program, its characteristics, goals, and investigations are described. The program consists of launching two spacecraft to Mars in 1975 to soft-land on the surface and test for signs of life. Topics discussed include the launch, the journey through space, tracking, Mars orbit and landing, experiments on the search for life, imaging systems, lander camera, water detection experiments, thermal mapping, and a possible weather station on Mars.
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1975-02-01. Viking. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19750011250
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