Sujet

'Big Joe', Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. Creator: NASA.

Légende

'Big Joe', Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. 'Big Joe', a dark rock on the planet surface, about 2 metres (6.6 feet) long, seen here about 8 meters (26 feet) from the Viking 1 Lander spacecraft. The rock may be part of the rim of an ancient degraded crater. Viking 1, part of NASA's Viking programme, was the first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars and perform its mission. It sent images of the Martian surface back to Earth.

Date

1976

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Notre référence

HRM19F02_330

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,2Mo (1,3Mo) / 44,7cm x 35,4cm / 5275 x 4187 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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