History · Chryse Planitia

Viking 1 Landing Region

Viking 1 returned views and science measurements from Chryse Planitia. Its lander carried experiments designed to investigate the Martian environment and possible life.

Mission / archive

Viking 1

Historical milestone

20 July 1976

Approximate regional locator

22.50°, -49.97°

Suggested virtual visit

0 of 3 stops reviewed

1. First panoramaExamine the landing-region image archive.2. Lander laboratoryRead what the onboard experiments measured.3. Mission legacyCompare fixed lander observations with later mobile rovers.

Mission archive

Read the original mission account and explore official imagery. Suggested stops are virtual study prompts, not measured waypoints or live robot access.

Official history and imagery ↗

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