Fifty years since the Viking 1 launch (20 August 1975).
Images show (very) preliminary Viking landing sites (c. 1970).
#Mars #Viking1 #maps #spaceflight
Images show (very) preliminary Viking landing sites (c. 1970).
#Mars #Viking1 #maps #spaceflight
August 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Fifty years since the Viking 1 launch (20 August 1975).
Images show (very) preliminary Viking landing sites (c. 1970).
#Mars #Viking1 #maps #spaceflight
Images show (very) preliminary Viking landing sites (c. 1970).
#Mars #Viking1 #maps #spaceflight
Prešvihol som to ale 20 júl nie je len o pristáti na Mesiaci. 20.07.1976 pristála sonda Viking1 na Marse. Pred 50 rokmi.
Viking Project - NASA Science
Mars Orbiters & Landers
science.nasa.gov
July 21, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Prešvihol som to ale 20 júl nie je len o pristáti na Mesiaci. 20.07.1976 pristála sonda Viking1 na Marse. Pred 50 rokmi.
Hoy, 20/8, cuatro efemérides:
- 1858: @linneansociety.bsky.social publicó el histórico artículo de Darwin y Wallace
- 1897: Ronal Ross demostró que los mosquitos Anopheles transmiten la malaria (#DíaMundialDelMosquito)
- 1975: NASA lanzó la misión #Viking1
- 1977: NASA lanzó la sonda #Voyager2
- 1858: @linneansociety.bsky.social publicó el histórico artículo de Darwin y Wallace
- 1897: Ronal Ross demostró que los mosquitos Anopheles transmiten la malaria (#DíaMundialDelMosquito)
- 1975: NASA lanzó la misión #Viking1
- 1977: NASA lanzó la sonda #Voyager2
August 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hoy, 20/8, cuatro efemérides:
- 1858: @linneansociety.bsky.social publicó el histórico artículo de Darwin y Wallace
- 1897: Ronal Ross demostró que los mosquitos Anopheles transmiten la malaria (#DíaMundialDelMosquito)
- 1975: NASA lanzó la misión #Viking1
- 1977: NASA lanzó la sonda #Voyager2
- 1858: @linneansociety.bsky.social publicó el histórico artículo de Darwin y Wallace
- 1897: Ronal Ross demostró que los mosquitos Anopheles transmiten la malaria (#DíaMundialDelMosquito)
- 1975: NASA lanzó la misión #Viking1
- 1977: NASA lanzó la sonda #Voyager2
Today marks the 50th anniversary of #Viking1, the first spacecraft to successfully land and operate on the surface of Mars. It carried the first experiments designed to search directly for signs of life on another planet, sparking scientific debates that continue today. 🧪
Read more:
Read more:
50 Years After Viking 1
Half a century after the first successful Mars landing, Viking's greatest legacy may be the questions it taught us to ask.
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July 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of #Viking1, the first spacecraft to successfully land and operate on the surface of Mars. It carried the first experiments designed to search directly for signs of life on another planet, sparking scientific debates that continue today. 🧪
Read more:
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#PPOD: This is the first photograph ever taken on the surface of #Mars. It was obtained by NASA's #Viking1 minutes after the spacecraft landed on July 20, 1976, fifty years ago today. The lander touched down in western Chryse Planitia and operated until November 11, 1982. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 🧪
July 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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March 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Welcome to NEW Featured founding Artists to The Hub! @viking1 @Fight Naked listen to these diverse talented INDIE Artists www.theindiemusicianhub.com FREE for all INDIE Artists - ALWAYS! #indie #musician #music #love #community
#OTD 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
50 yrs ago, #Viking1 launched.
48 yrs ago, #Voyager2 followed.
One searched for #life on #Mars.
The other carries our voices into #interstellar #space.
These anniversaries remind us what we once dreamed — and what we may now be giving up.🔭🧪
👉 medium.com/@shanil.vira...
50 yrs ago, #Viking1 launched.
48 yrs ago, #Voyager2 followed.
One searched for #life on #Mars.
The other carries our voices into #interstellar #space.
These anniversaries remind us what we once dreamed — and what we may now be giving up.🔭🧪
👉 medium.com/@shanil.vira...
Viking and Voyager at 50: What We Might Be Giving Up
Two iconic spacecraft launched on this day. One searched for life. The other now sails among the stars. But the US may walk away from it…
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August 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#OTD 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
50 yrs ago, #Viking1 launched.
48 yrs ago, #Voyager2 followed.
One searched for #life on #Mars.
The other carries our voices into #interstellar #space.
These anniversaries remind us what we once dreamed — and what we may now be giving up.🔭🧪
👉 medium.com/@shanil.vira...
50 yrs ago, #Viking1 launched.
48 yrs ago, #Voyager2 followed.
One searched for #life on #Mars.
The other carries our voices into #interstellar #space.
These anniversaries remind us what we once dreamed — and what we may now be giving up.🔭🧪
👉 medium.com/@shanil.vira...
#OTD #TDIH #July25, 1976: #Viking1 takes the first and most famous #FaceOnMars photo. #FaceOnMarsPhoto #PlanetMars #Mars #Exoarchaeology
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July 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
#OTD #TDIH #July25, 1976: #Viking1 takes the first and most famous #FaceOnMars photo. #FaceOnMarsPhoto #PlanetMars #Mars #Exoarchaeology
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Today is the 50th anniversary of #Viking1's landing on #Mars, the first successful and operational lander on the red planet. The mission changed how we think of astrobiology and science communication, and continues to be discussed today. 🧪👩🔬
medium.com/@planetarypa...
medium.com/@planetarypa...
50 Years After Viking 1: The Mission That Changed the Search for Life on Mars
Half a century after the first successful Mars landing, Viking’s greatest legacy may be the questions it taught us to ask.
medium.com
July 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of #Viking1's landing on #Mars, the first successful and operational lander on the red planet. The mission changed how we think of astrobiology and science communication, and continues to be discussed today. 🧪👩🔬
medium.com/@planetarypa...
medium.com/@planetarypa...
🚀 We're LIVE in 2 hours!
Celebrate 50 years of Mars surface exploration with Dr. Simon Steel and Dr. Pascal Lee as they revisit Viking 1, today's Mars missions, and the future of robotic exploration.
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#SETILive #Mars #Viking1
Celebrate 50 years of Mars surface exploration with Dr. Simon Steel and Dr. Pascal Lee as they revisit Viking 1, today's Mars missions, and the future of robotic exploration.
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50 Years on Mars: From Viking to Today's Rovers | #SETILive
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first spacecraft to successfully land and operate on Mars, transforming our understanding of the Red P...
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July 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🚀 We're LIVE in 2 hours!
Celebrate 50 years of Mars surface exploration with Dr. Simon Steel and Dr. Pascal Lee as they revisit Viking 1, today's Mars missions, and the future of robotic exploration.
⏰ 2:30 PM PDT
▶️ Join us live: youtube.com/live/mQelZRO...
#SETILive #Mars #Viking1
Celebrate 50 years of Mars surface exploration with Dr. Simon Steel and Dr. Pascal Lee as they revisit Viking 1, today's Mars missions, and the future of robotic exploration.
⏰ 2:30 PM PDT
▶️ Join us live: youtube.com/live/mQelZRO...
#SETILive #Mars #Viking1
Viking1 qui font dans mes bras, larmes de bonheur parce qu'il a eu Fortnite et un compte Deezer.
C'est ça l'esprit de Noël! (ou l'adolescence)
C'est ça l'esprit de Noël! (ou l'adolescence)
December 24, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Viking1 qui font dans mes bras, larmes de bonheur parce qu'il a eu Fortnite et un compte Deezer.
C'est ça l'esprit de Noël! (ou l'adolescence)
C'est ça l'esprit de Noël! (ou l'adolescence)
edit: Today, you know “They” just claim it’s light and Shadow or Martian Swamp Gas or something. Of course, “They” say a lot of things, as we’ve all found out.
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
July 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM
edit: Today, you know “They” just claim it’s light and Shadow or Martian Swamp Gas or something. Of course, “They” say a lot of things, as we’ve all found out.
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
Il y a 50 ans, le 3 septembre 1976, Viking2 se posait et la NASA signait ainsi un doublé sur Mars, Viking1 étant précédemment arrivé le 20 juillet.
Retour sur une mission historique👇
https://f.mtr.cool/mzbtzv2ohf
Retour sur une mission historique👇
https://f.mtr.cool/mzbtzv2ohf
September 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Il y a 50 ans, le 3 septembre 1976, Viking2 se posait et la NASA signait ainsi un doublé sur Mars, Viking1 étant précédemment arrivé le 20 juillet.
Retour sur une mission historique👇
https://f.mtr.cool/mzbtzv2ohf
Retour sur une mission historique👇
https://f.mtr.cool/mzbtzv2ohf
edit: Today, you know "They" just claim it's light and Shadow or Martian Swamp Gas or something. Of course, "They" say a lot of things, as we've all found out.
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
July 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
edit: Today, you know "They" just claim it's light and Shadow or Martian Swamp Gas or something. Of course, "They" say a lot of things, as we've all found out.
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
Today in History:
July 25, 1976 – #Vikingprogram: #Viking1 takes the famous #FaceonMars photo.
( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia... )
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We'll also be spinning brand new stuff from:
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Recent Tracks from: Synthetik Blonde, Philip Diox and more!
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We'll also be spinning brand new stuff from:
Mike Stollen, Synthewomia, Agenda 22, VIKING1, Dorian Creech Is Dead, Nevin.
Recent Tracks from: Synthetik Blonde, Philip Diox and more!
---Amazing!---
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jcic, I, too, am old (76), balding, and very married (57 years). I was part of the team that put the first landers on Mars (Viking1 & 2). Not sure if any of that had any bearing but
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and our first daffodil opened this morning.
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March 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
jcic, I, too, am old (76), balding, and very married (57 years). I was part of the team that put the first landers on Mars (Viking1 & 2). Not sure if any of that had any bearing but
Wordle 1,351 3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
and our first daffodil opened this morning.
Wordle 1,351 3/6
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and our first daffodil opened this morning.
Viking 1:
“You know Odin’s two ravens?”
Viking 2:
“Huginn and Muginn? Yes”
Viking1:
“They don’t work for him any more.”
Viking2:
“He made them redundant?”
Viking 1:
“No, he fired them for caws”
“You know Odin’s two ravens?”
Viking 2:
“Huginn and Muginn? Yes”
Viking1:
“They don’t work for him any more.”
Viking2:
“He made them redundant?”
Viking 1:
“No, he fired them for caws”
July 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Viking 1:
“You know Odin’s two ravens?”
Viking 2:
“Huginn and Muginn? Yes”
Viking1:
“They don’t work for him any more.”
Viking2:
“He made them redundant?”
Viking 1:
“No, he fired them for caws”
“You know Odin’s two ravens?”
Viking 2:
“Huginn and Muginn? Yes”
Viking1:
“They don’t work for him any more.”
Viking2:
“He made them redundant?”
Viking 1:
“No, he fired them for caws”
TODAY IN HISTORY: July 20, 1976 - Viking 1 lands on Mars.
Next day? First color photo from the surface.
But wait — the sky was pink?!
NASA expected red or orange. Mars said nope.
🌌 Unexpected. Unexplained. Unforgettable.
#Brewminate #TodayInHistory #Mars #Viking1 #PinkSky
Next day? First color photo from the surface.
But wait — the sky was pink?!
NASA expected red or orange. Mars said nope.
🌌 Unexpected. Unexplained. Unforgettable.
#Brewminate #TodayInHistory #Mars #Viking1 #PinkSky
July 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: July 20, 1976 - Viking 1 lands on Mars.
Next day? First color photo from the surface.
But wait — the sky was pink?!
NASA expected red or orange. Mars said nope.
🌌 Unexpected. Unexplained. Unforgettable.
#Brewminate #TodayInHistory #Mars #Viking1 #PinkSky
Next day? First color photo from the surface.
But wait — the sky was pink?!
NASA expected red or orange. Mars said nope.
🌌 Unexpected. Unexplained. Unforgettable.
#Brewminate #TodayInHistory #Mars #Viking1 #PinkSky
20 Aug 2025 : 50 years of Viking1 Mars Mission, launched Aug 20, 1975, as NASA's first Mars lander, it touched down in Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976, capturing the first-ever photo of Mars’ rugged red surface.
August 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
20 Aug 2025 : 50 years of Viking1 Mars Mission, launched Aug 20, 1975, as NASA's first Mars lander, it touched down in Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976, capturing the first-ever photo of Mars’ rugged red surface.
