First Successful Mars Landing

Highlights

• ›Viking 1, Mars

Missions, people & worlds

• Viking 1
• Mars

Knowledge connections

• Part ofThe Golden Age of Planetary Exploration
• Associated withMars
• Associated withViking 1

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.