Viking Lander missions

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space mission program
gptkbp:budget approximately $1 billion (1970s USD)
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Viking_1
gptkb:Viking_2
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1982
gptkbp:goal study Martian surface and atmosphere
search for life on Mars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viking Lander missions
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:earthquake
cameras
gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer
weather sensors
x-ray fluorescence spectrometer
gptkbp:launchDate 1975
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Titan_IIIE-Centaur
gptkbp:legacy paved way for future Mars exploration
gptkbp:notableAchievement first color images from Mars surface
first successful Mars landers
gptkbp:notableMission biology experiments
chemical analysis of Martian soil
meteorology experiments
seismology experiments
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:James_S._Martin
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Viking_program
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mariner_program
gptkbp:publishedIn numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mars_Pathfinder
gptkbp:target gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:technology gptkb:satellite
orbiter
gptkbp:Viking_1_lander_last_contact 1982
gptkbp:Viking_1_landing_date 1976-07-20
gptkbp:Viking_1_landing_site gptkb:Chryse_Planitia
gptkbp:Viking_1_mission_duration over 6 years
gptkbp:Viking_1_orbiter_deactivated 1980
gptkbp:Viking_2_lander_last_contact 1980
gptkbp:Viking_2_landing_date 1976-09-03
gptkbp:Viking_2_landing_site gptkb:Utopia_Planitia
gptkbp:Viking_2_mission_duration over 3 years
gptkbp:Viking_2_orbiter_deactivated 1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Raymond_Arvidson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6