An overview of the Viking Mars probe is presented. The Viking spacecraft is described and a brief history of the earlier observations and exploration of Mars is provided. A number of the Viking photographs of the Martian surface are presented and a discussion of the experiments Viking performed including a confirmation of the general theory of relativity are reported. Martian surface chemistry is discussed and experiments to study the weather on Mars are reported.


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    Title :

    Mars: The Viking discoveries


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1977-10-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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