Viking 2
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Viking 2 was a NASA spacecraft and lander that conducted scientific investigations on the surface of Mars as part of the Viking program in the 1970s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viking 2 canonical | 7 |
| Viking 2 lander | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars lander
ⓘ
NASA spacecraft ⓘ planetary mission ⓘ space probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
ⓘ
biology experiment package ⓘ gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer ⓘ gas exchange experiment ⓘ imaging system ⓘ labeled release experiment ⓘ meteorology instrument system ⓘ pyrolytic release experiment ⓘ seismometer ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endOfLanderMission | 1980-04-11 ⓘ |
| endOfOrbiterMission | 1978-07-25 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Viking 2
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking 2 lander
Viking Orbiter ⓘ
surface form:
Viking 2 orbiter
|
| landingBody | Mars ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1976-09-03 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Utopia Planitia ⓘ |
| landingSiteLatitude | 48.0° N ⓘ |
| landingSiteLongitude | 225.7° W ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1975-09-09 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral LC-41
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral, Florida
|
| launchVehicle | Titan IIIE-Centaur ⓘ |
| missionDestination | Mars ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
analyze Martian soil and rocks
ⓘ
measure meteorological conditions on Mars ⓘ obtain high-resolution images of the Martian surface ⓘ search for evidence of life on Mars ⓘ study the Martian surface and atmosphere ⓘ |
| missionType |
Mars lander
ⓘ
Mars orbiter ⓘ |
| notableResult |
conducted biological experiments to detect possible life
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performed in-situ analysis of Martian soil chemistry ⓘ provided long-term meteorological data from Mars ⓘ returned high-resolution images of the Martian surface ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Viking program ⓘ |
| planetaryProtectionCategory | Category IV ⓘ |
| powerSource | radioisotope thermoelectric generator ⓘ |
| precededBy | Viking 1 ⓘ |
| program | Viking program ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Viking bus ⓘ |
| targetPlanet | Mars ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Viking 2 lander