gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:satellite
|
gptkbp:consistsOf
|
gptkb:Viking_1
gptkb:Viking_2
|
gptkbp:cost
|
approximately $1 billion (1970s USD)
|
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
|
gptkb:United_States
|
gptkbp:duration
|
over 6 years
|
gptkbp:endDate
|
1982
|
gptkbp:followedBy
|
gptkb:Mars_Pathfinder
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Viking mission
|
gptkbp:includes
|
gptkb:satellite
orbiter
|
gptkbp:launchDate
|
1975
|
gptkbp:launchVehicle
|
gptkb:Titan_IIIE-Centaur
|
gptkbp:notableAchievement
|
atmospheric measurements
no conclusive evidence of life
detailed soil analysis
first color images from Mars
|
gptkbp:notableFor
|
first successful Mars landers
|
gptkbp:notableProject
|
gptkb:James_S._Martin
|
gptkbp:objective
|
Mars exploration
|
gptkbp:operatedBy
|
gptkb:NASA
|
gptkbp:precededBy
|
gptkb:Mariner_program
|
gptkbp:scientificGoals
|
study Martian surface and atmosphere
search for life
|
gptkbp:status
|
completed
|
gptkbp:target
|
gptkb:Mars
|
gptkbp:Viking_1_landing_date
|
July 20, 1976
|
gptkbp:Viking_1_landing_site
|
gptkb:Chryse_Planitia
|
gptkbp:Viking_2_landing_date
|
September 3, 1976
|
gptkbp:Viking_2_landing_site
|
gptkb:Utopia_Planitia
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Cydonia_Labyrinthus
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
7
|