File:Viking2lander1.jpg
Viking2lander1.jpg (760 × 600 pixels, file size: 66 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
A boulder-strewn field of red rocks stretches across the horizon in this self-portrait of Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. Fine particles of red dust have settled on spacecraft's surfaces. The same dust is responsible for Mars' salmon-colored sky as the particles hang, suspended in the atmosphere. Color calibration charts for the cameras are mounted at three locations on the spacecraft. The circular structure atop the craft is the high-gain antenna, which is pointed toward Earth. Viking 2 landed Sept. 3,1976, some 4,600 miles from the twin Viking 1 craft, which touched down on July 20.
Picture credit: NASA
Licensing
Public domain images are available for anybody to use without any licenses, royalties, or special permissions.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 07:35, 29 March 2018 | | 760 × 600 (66 KB) | Suitupandshowup (talk | contribs) | A boulder-strewn field of red rocks stretches across the horizon in this self-portrait of Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. Fine particles of red dust have settled on spacecraft's surfaces. The same dust is responsible for Mars' salmon-colored sky as th... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage
The following 2 pages use this file:
