Fifty years ago today, humanity landed on Mars for the very first time. Viking 1 transformed our view of the Red Planet—and sparked a debate about life beyond Earth that still isn't over. https://t.co/TD0aDVjJHz https://t.co/AZTzkutflm #MarsMission #Viking1 #SpaceExploration #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedinthetweet.
Fifty years since humanity first landed on Mars. Viking 1 changed our view of the red planet. At an altitude of several kilometers above the red surface, the parachute opened after the metal machine survived the passage through the thin atmosphere, into which it plunged at a speed exceeding a thousand kilometers. (translated)
Misija Viking 1, lansirana 20. kolovoza 1975. godine, postavila je povijesni trenutak u istraživanju svemira kada je 20. srpnja 1976. snimila prvu sliku Marsove površine iz blizine, otkrivajući kameniti krajolik i postavljajući temelje za buduće misije na Crveni planet. #Viking1 #Mars #NASA
El programa Viking de la NASA, lanzado en 1975, marcó un hito en la exploración espacial al convertirse en la primera misión estadounidense en aterrizar con éxito en Marte el 20 de julio de 1976, enviando las primeras imágenes y realizando experimentos que contribuyeron a caracterizar el planeta, a pesar de no encontrar evidencia de vida. #Viking1 #NASA #Marte
