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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Viking Lander 1's U.S. Flag on Mars Surface
Title
Viking Lander 1's U.S. Flag on Mars Surface
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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The flag of the United States with the rocky Martian surface in the background is seen in this color picture taken on the sixth day of Viking Lander 1 on Mars (July 26). The flag is on the RTG (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator) wind screen. Below the flag is the bicentennial logo and the Viking symbol which shows an ancient Viking ship. This Viking symbol was designed by Peter Purol of Baltimore, winner of the Viking logo contest open to high school science students. To the right is the Reference Test Chart used for color balancing of the color images. At the bottom is the GCMS Processor Distribution Assembly with the wind screens unfurled demonstrating that the GCMS cover was deployed properly. The scene in the background is looking almost due west on Mars. The lighter zone at the far horizon is about 3 km (nearly 2 miles) from the Lander. The darker line below this is a hill crest much closer to the Lander (about 200 m or about 650 feet). The picture was taken at local Mars Time of 7:18 A.M., hence the relatively dark sky and the far horizon illuminated by the sun just rising behind the Lander.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
The flag of the United States with the rocky Martian surface in the background is seen in this color picture taken on the sixth day of Viking Lander 1 on Mars (July 26). The flag is on the RTG (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator) wind screen. Below the flag is the bicentennial logo and the Viking symbol which shows an ancient Viking ship. This Viking symbol was designed by Peter Purol of Baltimore, winner of the Viking logo contest open to high school science students. To the right is the Reference Test Chart used for color balancing of the color images. At the bottom is the GCMS Processor Distribution Assembly with the wind screens unfurled demonstrating that the GCMS cover was deployed properly. The scene in the background is looking almost due west on Mars. The lighter zone at the far horizon is about 3 km (nearly 2 miles) from the Lander. The darker line below this is a hill crest much closer to the Lander (about 200 m or about 650 feet). The picture was taken at local Mars Time of 7:18 A.M., hence the relatively dark sky and the far horizon illuminated by the sun just rising behind the Lander.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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1997-02-28
Addition_Date
1997-02-28
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Viking
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Spacecraft:
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Viking Lander 1
Spacecraft
Viking Lander 1
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Mars
Target_Name
Mars
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Camera 1
Instrument
Camera 1
Instrument
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Product Size:
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207 samples x 512 lines
Product_Size
207 samples x 512 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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Viking EDRs
Primary_Data_Set
Viking EDRs
Primary Data Set
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Producer ID:
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P17173
Producer_ID
P17173
Producer ID
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking
facet_what
Viking
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Camera 1
facet_what
Camera 1
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking 1 Lander
facet_what
Viking 1 Lander
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking Lander
facet_what
Viking Lander
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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United States of America
facet_where
United States of America
facet_where
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Image #:
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PIA00565
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00565
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00565
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