Overview
Missing Piece Inspires New Look at Mars Puzzle
Experiments prompted by a 2008 surprise from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suggest that soil examined by NASA's Viking Mars landers in 1976 may have contained carbon-based chemical building blocks of life.
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Viking Mission Information:
+ "Mars: Past, Present and Future" Conference
+ For media: audio clips
+ Viking Fact Sheet
+ Viking 1 Orbiter | + Viking 1 Lander
+ Viking 2 Orbiter | + Viking 2 Lander
+ Archived mission site
Experiments prompted by a 2008 surprise from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suggest that soil examined by NASA's Viking Mars landers in 1976 may have contained carbon-based chemical building blocks of life. › Read more
Viking Mission Information:
+ "Mars: Past, Present and Future" Conference
+ For media: audio clips
+ Viking Fact Sheet
+ Viking 1 Orbiter | + Viking 1 Lander
+ Viking 2 Orbiter | + Viking 2 Lander
+ Archived mission site
Features
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NASA's Marks 30th Anniversary of Mars Viking Mission
The ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.
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Mars: Past, Present and Future
A NASA symposium commemorates Viking's historic arrival at the Red Planet.
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Viking Mission to Mars →
NASA's Viking Mission to Mars was composed of two spacecraft, each with an orbiter and lander.
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Moon, Mars and Beyond
The Vision for Space Exploration
NASA Podcasts
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Mars: 30 Years After Viking
The ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.
 "Viking trailblazing on Mars")
