Viking to Mars - The mission strategy

Details Viking to Mars - The mission strategy Viking to Mars - The mission strategy

Jul 1975

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Sky and Telescope, vol. 50, July 1975, p. 15-19, 23. NASA-supported research.

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Airborne/Spaceborne Computers, Mission Planning, Parachute Descent, Space Exploration, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Viking Mars Program, Imaging Techniques, Instrument Packages, Landing Sites, Payloads, Space Missions, Spaceborne Photography, Strategy

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The Viking mission is discussed which will search for evidence of life on Mars by performing extended and closeup reconnaissance of the planet's surface. Previous unsuccessful Soviet attempts to land scientific payloads on Mars are summarized, and choices of landing sites for the two Viking landers are discussed. The onboard computers in both the orbiter and the two landers are described with emphasis on their 18,000-word memories and reprograming capabilities. The mission profiles and lander programs are outlined in detail, and lander experiments are discussed which will involve surface imaging, meteorological and seismometric measurements, soil sampling, lower atmosphere analysis, and searches for possible Martian microorganisms.

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