Viking Lander (IMAGE)

Washington State University

Viking Lander

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This is the landing site on Mars of Viking Lander 2, which operated on the planet surface for 1,316 days and was turned off in 1980 when its batteries failed.

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Photo from Mary A. Dale-Bannister, Washington University in St. Louis

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