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40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 25cm
Description
This view shows the red Martian landscape and part of the Lander itself. Viking 2 was launched on 9th September 1975 and landed in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars on 3rd September 1976, where it studied the Martian environment, soil constituents and searched for simple life forms - none were found.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10299319
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