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Mars: Chryse Planitia panorama by Viking 1

author: Steven Hobbs/ Nasa/Novapix

reference: a-mar04-02010

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 8 cm

Panoramic image of Chryse Planitia taken by camera 1 on the Viking 1 Lander. The image was taken on 23 July 1976, three days after Viking 1 landed. The dark rock at the left of the frame, nicknamed "Big Joe", is about 3 meters across and 8 meters from the lander.

Keywords for this photo:

1976 - ASTRONOMY - CHRYSE PLANITIA - MARS - MARTIAN SURFACE - PANORAMA - PLANET - ROCK - SOIL - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE - VIKING - VIKING 1 -