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Created: 2025-07-20 06:42:51 UTC

NASA’s Viking X captured a sunset on Mars — July 20, 1976.
It was the first human-made craft to successfully land and operate on Mars.

🪐 Mission highlights:

Landed: July 20, 1976
Location: Chryse Planitia
Operated for: 6+ years
Sent back 4,500+ photos
First color images from Martian surface

(NASA)


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