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On July 20, 1976, at 8:12 a.m. EDT, NASA received the signal that the Viking Lander 1 successfully reached the Martian surface. This major milestone represented the first time the United States successfully landed a vehicle on the surface of Mars, collecting an overwhelming amount of data that would soon be used in future NASA missions. via NASA ift.tt/2a90sYR
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Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site was taken on July 20, 2016 at 05:05AM