Viking program
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The Viking program was a NASA initiative in the 1970s that sent the first successful landers to the surface of Mars to conduct experiments and capture detailed images of the planet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Viking missions | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars exploration program
ⓘ
NASA space program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstLaunchDate | 1975-08-20 ⓘ |
| firstMarsLandingDate | 1976-07-20 ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulMarsLanderProgram | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Viking 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesLander |
Viking 1 Lander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking 2 Lander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesOrbiter |
Viking 1 Orbiter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking 2 Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mars Exploration Rover program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars Pathfinder NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Science Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent Mars lander designs ⓘ |
| landingSite |
Chryse Planitia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utopia Planitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan IIIE-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | orbiter-lander combination ⓘ |
| notableExperiment | Viking biology experiments ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imaging system ⓘ Meteorology Instrument System NERFINISHED ⓘ Seismometer ⓘ |
| numberOfSpacecraft | 2 ⓘ |
| objective |
conduct experiments on Martian surface
ⓘ
land on Mars ⓘ obtain high-resolution images of Mars ⓘ search for signs of life on Mars ⓘ study Martian atmosphere ⓘ study Martian surface and soil ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| peakActivityDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
found no clear evidence of active biology
ⓘ
measured composition of Martian atmosphere ⓘ measured composition of Martian soil ⓘ returned first high-resolution images from Martian surface ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astrobiology
ⓘ
atmospheric science ⓘ geology ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| secondLaunchDate | 1975-09-09 ⓘ |
| secondMarsLandingDate | 1976-09-03 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NASA Viking missions