In 1975 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will launch two unmanned scientific payloads to make soft landings on Mars in 1976. They will be placed in orbit around the planet to perform a reconnaissance before landing. The spacecraft will be separated into an orbiter, which is sent to the surface. During the entry into the Martian atmosphere, Viking will make measurements of the composition and atmospheric structure. After landing, two cameras will be used to visually characterize the site. A device will be deployed to obtain a sample of the Mars surface, which will be returned to the lander for biological tests and for chemical analysis. The atmosphere at the surface will be chemically analyzed as well as the wind velocity, the humidity, and changes in temperature and pressure.


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    Title :

    The Viking mission to Mars.


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Symposium on Space Technology and Science ; 1971 ; Tokyo, Japan


    Publication date :

    1971-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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