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Mars Surface near Viking Lander 1 Footpad Target Name:   Mars, Mars-Phoenix Spacecraft:   Viking Lander 1 Instrument:   Camera 2 Produced by:   NASA/JPL Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA10738 Date Taken:   1 August 1976 Date Released:  31 May 2008 Related Documents Phoenix Mars Lander Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA10738.jpg JPEG 1000 x 294 50K PIA10738.jpg JPEG 1744 x 512 133K PIA10738.tif TIFF 1744 x 512 376K This image, which has been flipped horizontally, was taken by Viking Lander 1 on August 1, 1976, 12 sols after landing. Much like images that have returned from Phoenix, the soil beneath Viking 1 has been exposed due to exhaust from thruster engines during descent. This is visible to the right of the struts of Viking's surface-sampler arm housing, seen on the left.

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