NASA Viking mission
lets take a look at the first mission to mars
Mission Details
Viking 1 and 2 were sent to Mars to see what the surface of that mysterious planet is like and take samples.The main goal was to take high resolution pictures of the surface , characteristics and structure and to try to solve the myth that there is life on mars.
Mars landscape
This was the mission to start it all, we wuold not have the mars probs today if it was not for this mission, they did not realize how rocky the surface was un till the probe got in to orbit. They had selected carfulley sites for the missin the names are for vikings 1 landing site chryse point.
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Fun Fact!
Viking 1 was the first probe to successfully land on mars. The date from this mission is still used to day.
Collecting Data
One of the test that they did was called label release it consisted of scooping a bit of martian soil and mixing it with a drop of water that consisted special nutrients.
Samples
They took samples of minerals and soil content and collected balances of gas of the atmosphere
Frequently Asked Questions
Was this a successfull mission? Some say yes and some say no. The reason people say that it was a success is because nothing had ever been accomplished like this and that we got valuable data that is still used today and they put that in to account when they sent the rovers. No because they did not find life and was a waste of time and money.
Mars Viking Mission