Sujet

Sample scoop and arm, Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. Creator: NASA.

Légende

Sample scoop and arm, Viking 1 Mission to Mars, 1976. The Viking 1 spacecraft, part of NASA's Viking programme, was the first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars and perform its mission. It took samples of the Martian planet surface, and sent images back to Earth. The sampling arm dug deep trenches as part of the surface composition and biology experiments. The digging tool on the sampling arm could scoop up samples of material and deposit them into the appropriate experiment. Some holes were dug deeper to study soil which was not affected by solar radiation and weathering.

Date

1976

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Notre référence

HRM19F02_334

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,2Mo (1,9Mo) / 45,5cm x 34,8cm / 5378 x 4110 (300dpi)

Mots clés

technologie planète la science géologie recherche La terre système solaire astronomie galaxie couleur univers expérience siècle vaisseau spatial GODET robotique bras robotique rassemblement Mars Couleur les années 70 planète rouge 20e siècle photographie NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heritage Space Viking 1 sampling arm photographie