Dr H. 'Chuck' Klein (l) with Dr R. Young looking into the Mars box (s...
Dr H. 'Chuck' Klein (l) with Dr R. Young looking into the Mars box (simulator), which simulated the environment of Mars for the preparation of life sciences experiments for the Viking lander.
Technician Checks Soil Sampler on Viking Lander
Description: (May 20, 1971) A technician checks the soil sampler of the Viking lander. An arm will scoop up a sample of the Martian soil, empty it into a hopper on the lander which will route the sample to each... More
Viking 1 Launch, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Full Description: Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m. EDT to begin a half-billion mile, 11-month journey through space to explore Mar... More
Mars Mission: Viking I on Titan III Centaur Rocket Launch
Description: (August 20, 1975) Launch of the Mars mission Viking I payload on Titan III Centaur rocket. The interplanetary cruise phase of the Viking spacecraft lasted 310 days until Mars orbit insertion. The V... More
Viking Phase III. NASA public domain image colelction.
Description: (November 1976) With the incredible success of the Viking missions on Mars, mission operations have progressed though a series of phases - each being funded as mission success dictated its potentia... More
Martian Morning Clouds Seen by Viking Orbiter 1 in 1976
No NASA Mars orbiter has been in a position to observe morning daylight on Mars since the twin Viking orbiters of the 1970s. This image, taken by Viking Orbiter 1 on Aug. 17, 1976, shows water-ice clouds in the... More
Ophir Chasma. NASA public domain image colelction.
Description: (1976) During its examination of Mars, the Viking 1 spacecraft returned images of Valles Marineris, a huge canyon system 5,000 km long, up to 240 km wide, and 6.5 km deep, whose connected chasma or... More
Mars First Mars Surface Photo, NASA Viking Images
The image above is the first photograph ever taken from the surface of Mars. It was taken by the Viking 1 lander shortly after it touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976. Part of footpad #2 can be seen in the low... More
Viking 2 Image of Mars Utopian Plain
Description: (September 3, 1976) The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly two miles from Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. Scientists believe the colors of the Martian surface and sky ... More
Viking 2 A utopian bright summer afternoon on Mars -- Looking south fr...
Viking 2 A utopian bright summer afternoon on Mars -- Looking south from Viking 2 on September 7, 1976 the orange-red surface of the nearly level plain upon which the spacecraft sits is seen strewn with rocks a... More
Surface Changes in Chryse Planitia
Description: (1977-1978) At the conclusion of the Viking Continuation Mission (May to November, 1978), all four cameras on the Viking Landers - two on each spacecraft - continued to function normally. During th... More
Gaspra, Deimos, and Phobos. NASA public domain image colelction.
Description: (1977) This montage shows asteroid 951 Gaspra (top) compared with Deimos (lower left) and Phobos (lower right), the moons of Mars. The three bodies are shown at the same scale and nearly the same l... More
Color Mosaic of Olympus Mons. NASA public domain image colelction.
Color mosaic of Olympus Mons volcano on Mars from the Viking 1 Orbiter. The mosaic was created using images from orbit 735 taken 22 June 1978. Olympus Mons is about 600 km in diameter and the summit caldera is ... More
Solar System Montage, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
This is a montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon), Mars, Jupiter, S... More
Rover Panorama of Entrance to Murray Buttes on Mars
This 360-degree panorama was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as the rover neared features called "Murray Buttes" on lower Mount Sharp. The view combines more than 130 image... More
Rover Panorama Taken Amid Murray Buttes on Mars
Original Caption Released with Image: This 360-degree panorama was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover while the rover was in an area called "Murray Buttes" on lower Mount ... More
Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, A...
Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, Ames Scientist. Art by Michael Carroll
Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, A...
Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, Ames Scientist. Art by Michael Carroll
Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, A...
Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, Ames Scientist. Art by Michael Carroll
Mars Valles Marineris Hemisphere, NASA Viking Images
Mosaic composed of 102 Viking Orbiter images of Mars, covering nearly a full hemisphere of the planet (approximate latitude -55 to 60 degrees, longitude 30 to 130 degrees). The mosaic is in a point-perspective ... More
Mars Schiaparelli Hemisphere, NASA Viking Images
This mosaic is composed of about 100 red- and violet- filter Viking Orbiter images, digitally mosaiced in an orthographic projection at a scale of 1 km/pixel. The images were acquired in 1980 during mid norther... More
Oblique View of Valles Marineris
An oblique, color image of central Valles Marineris, Mars showing relief of Ophir and Candor Chasmata; view toward north. The photograph is a composite of Viking high-resolution images in black and white and lo... More
Oblique View with Altimetry of Valles Marineris
An oblique, color image of central Valles Marineris, Mars showing relief of Ophir and Candor Chasmata; view toward east. The photograph is a composite of Viking high-resolution images in black and white and low... More
Mars North Polar Ice Cap, NASA Viking Images
Shown here is an oblique view of the polar region, as seen with NASA Viking 1 spacecraft orbiting Mars over latitude 39 degrees north. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00009 NASA/JPL/USGS
First Photograph Taken On Mars Surface
This is the first photograph ever taken on the surface of the planet Mars. It was obtained by Viking 1 just minutes after the spacecraft landed successfully early today [July 20, 1976]. The center of the image ... More
Debris Kicked Up By Impact of A Protective Cover from Viking Lander 1
The patch of dark material toward the top of this picture (arrow) taken by NASA's Viking 1 Lander is the debris kicked up by the impact of a protective cover ejected from the spacecraft at 1 a.m. today. The cyl... More
High Resolution Image From Viking Lander 1
NASA's Viking 1 took this high-resolution picture today, its third day on Mars. Distance from the camera to the nearfield (bottom) is about 4 meters (13 feet); to the horizon, about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles). Th... More
Example of Weathering And Sun Angle
The letter 'B' or perhaps the figure '8' appears to have been etched into the Mars rock at the left edge of this picture taken yesterday by NASA's Viking 1 Lander. It is believed to be an illusion caused by wea... More
Northeast View from Viking Landing Site
This Mars view looks northeast from Nasa's Viking 1 and completes the 360 panorama of the landing site begun earlier with the spacecraft's other camera. A layer of haze can be seen in the Martian sky. Large dar... More
The United States Flag Stands On The Surface Of Mars
The flag of the United States stands on the surface of Mars. It is mounted on the housing of NASA's Viking 1's nuclear power system. Also seen are the U.S. Bicentennial symbol and a student designed Viking embl... More
Trench Excavated By Viking 1 Surface Sampler
This image, received today, shows the trench excavated by NASA's Viking 1 surface sampler. The trench was dug by extending the surface sampler collection head in a direction from lower right toward the upper le... More
Viking Lander Buried Footpad #3
Viking Lander Buried Footpad #3 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00390 NASA/JPL
The Meteorology Instrument on Viking Lander 1
The Meteorology Instrument on Viking Lander 1 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00392 NASA/JPL
Magnetic Particles Are Found In The Martian Atmosphere
Magnetic Particles Are Found In The Martian Atmosphere http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00394 NASA/JPL
The Collector Head Of Viking Lander 1 Surface Sampler
The Collector Head Of Viking Lander 1 Surface Sampler http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00395 NASA/JPL
Viking Lander 2 First Picture On The Surface Of Mars
Viking Lander 2 First Picture On The Surface Of Mars http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00396 NASA/JPL
Boulder Big Joe And Surface Changes On Mars
Boulder Big Joe And Surface Changes On Mars http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00397 NASA/JPL
Surface Sampler Arm Acquiring Sample
Operation of the surface sampler in obtaining Martian soil for NASA's Viking 2 molecular analysis experiment. Dubbed Bonneville Salt Flats, the exposure of thin crust appeared unique in contrast with surroundin... More
First Panoramic View From The Surface Of Mars
First panoramic view by Viking 1 from the surface of Mars. (Top): The out-of-focus spacecraft component toward left center is the housing for the Viking sample arm, which is not yet deployed. Parallel lines in ... More
First Panoramic View From The Surface Of Mars
First panoramic view by NASA's Viking 1 from the surface of Mars. The out of focus spacecraft component toward left center is the housing for the Viking sample arm, which is not yet deployed. Parallel lines in ... More
Sand Dunes And Large Rocks Revealed By Camera 1
Sand Dunes And Large Rocks Revealed By Camera 1 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00391 NASA/JPL
Mars Martian Dune Field, NASA Viking Images
Martian Dune Field http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00393 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mars Surface Sampler Arm, NASA Viking Images
Surface Sampler Arm http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00398 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mars Soil Sample Site, NASA Viking Images
Soil Sample Site http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00363 NASA/JPL
Mars Northern Plains Of Mars, NASA Viking Images
Northern Plains Of Mars http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00399 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More
Mars Rocky Martian Plain, NASA Viking Images
Rocky Martian Plain http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00364 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
High-Resolution Mosaic - Mars Rocky Horizon
High-Resolution Mosaic - Mars Rocky Horizon NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trench Left By Sampler Scoop. NASA public domain image colelction.
Trench Left By Sampler Scoop NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ejected Shroud on the Martian Surface
Ejected Shroud on the Martian Surface NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mister Badger Pushing Mars Rock
Mister Badger Pushing Mars Rock NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
VL1 Digs A Deep Hole On Mars. NASA public domain image colelction.
VL1 Digs A Deep Hole On Mars NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mars Frost on Utopia Planitia, NASA Viking Images
Frost on Utopia Planitia NASA/JPL
Mars Viking Phase III, NASA Viking Images
Viking Phase III NASA/JPL Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Surface Changes in Chryse Planitia
Surface Changes in Chryse Planitia NASA/JPL
Mars Ice On Mars, NASA Viking Images
Ice On Mars NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First Color Image From Viking Lander 1
First Color Image From Viking Lander 1 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vivid Colors of the Viking Lander 1 Scene
Vivid Colors of the Viking Lander 1 Scene NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Viking Lander 1 U.S. Flag on Mars Surface
Viking Lander 1 U.S. Flag on Mars Surface NASA/JPL
Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site
Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First Color Image of the Viking Lander 2 Site
First Color Image of the Viking Lander 2 Site NASA/JPL
Bright Summer Afternoon on the Mars Utopian Planitia
Bright Summer Afternoon on the Mars Utopian Planitia NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Big Joe in the Chryse Planitia. NASA public domain image colelction.
Big Joe in the Chryse Planitia NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frost at the Viking Lander 2 Site
Frost at the Viking Lander 2 Site NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Martian Sunrise at Utopia Planitia
Martian Sunrise at Utopia Planitia NASA/JPL
Ice on Mars Utopia Planitia Again
Ice on Mars Utopia Planitia Again NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rover, Airbags & Martian Terrain, Mars Pathfinder Images
This picture from Mars Pathfinder was taken at 9:30 AM in the martian morning (2:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time), after the spacecraft landed earlier today (July 4, 1997). The Sojourner rover is perched on one of ... More
Large Boulders at Landing Site. NASA public domain image colelction.
Large boulders are visible in this enlargement of pictures taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) lander camera on July 4, 1997. The landing site is in the dry flood channel named Ares Valles. The boulde... More
Martian terrain near Pathfinder, Mars Pathfinder Images
Martian terrain near Pathfinder NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pathfinder Rover, Airbags, & Martian Terrain
This is one of the first pictures taken by the camera on the Mars Pathfinder lander shortly after its touchdown at 10:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time on July 4, 1997. The small rover, named Sojourner, is seen in th... More
Martian Surface & Pathfinder Airbags, Mars Pathfinder Images
This image of the Martian surface was taken in the afternoon of Mars Pathfinder's first day on Mars. Taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP camera), the image shows a diversity of rocks strewn in the fore... More
Martian Terrain, Unfurled Rover Ramps & Deflated Airbags
The Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) took this image of surrounding terrain in the mid-morning on Mars (2:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time) earlier today. Part of the small rover, Sojourner, is visible on the left s... More
Airbags and Sojourner Rover, Mars Pathfinder Images
This image from the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) camera shows the rear part of the Sojourner rover, the rolled-up rear ramp, and portions of the partially deflated airbags. The Alpha Proton X-ray Spectromet... More
Terrain at Landing Site, Mars Pathfinder Images
Portions of Mars Pathfinder's deflated airbags (seen in the foreground), a large rock in mid-field, and a hill in the background were taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) aboard Mars Pathfinder during ... More
Lander, Airbags, & Martian Terrain, Mars Pathfinder Images
Several objects have been imaged by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) during the spacecraft's first day on Mars. Portions of the deflated airbags, part of one the lander's petals, soil, and several rocks are... More
Airbag Retraction, Mars Pathfinder Images
This image shows that the Mars Pathfinder airbags have been successfully retracted, allowing safe deployment of the rover ramps. The Sojourner rover is at lower right, and rocks are visible in the background. M... More
Color Mosaic of Rover & Terrain
NASA's Sojourner rover and undeployed ramps onboard the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft can be seen in this image, by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on July 4 (Sol 1). This image has been corrected for the cur... More
Rover, Airbags, & Surrounding Rocks, Mars Pathfinder Images
This image of the Martian surface was taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) before sunset on July 4, 1997 (Sol 1), the spacecraft's first day on Mars. The airbags have been partially retracted, and port... More
Radiation Calibration Targets, Mars Pathfinder Images
Several prominent features of Mars Pathfinder and surrounding terrain are seen in this image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder on July 4 (Sol 1), the spacecraft's first day on the Red Planet. Portions of... More
Airbag Retraction, Mars Pathfinder Images
This image shows that the Mars Pathfinder airbags have been successfully retracted, allowing safe deployment of the rover ramps. The Sojourner rover, still in its deployed position, is at center image, and rock... More
360-degree Panorama of Martian Surface
360-degree Panorama of Martian Surface NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rover Touchdown on Martian Surface
This picture taken by the IMP (Imager for Mars Pathfinder) aboard the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft depicts the rover Sojourner's position after driving onto the Martian surface. Sojourner has become the first aut... More
High-gain Antenna & Terrain, Mars Pathfinder Images
Areas of rocky Martian terrain are seen in this image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 2. Portions of a lander petal and deflated airbag are at lower left. The dark disk at center is the hi... More
Flat Top, Mars Pathfinder Images
A close-up of the rectangular rock called "Flat Top" from NASA's Mars Pathfinder (MPF) rover Sojourner in July, 1997. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00626 NASA/JPL
Pathfinder Rear Ramp, Mars Pathfinder Images
NASA's Mars Pathfinder's rear rover ramp can be seen successfully unfurled in this image, taken at the end of Sol 2 by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP). This ramp was later used for the deployment of the mi... More
Pathfinder Ramp Deploy Image, Mars Pathfinder Images
Mars Pathfinder's forward rover ramp can be seen successfully unfurled in this image, taken at the end of Sol 2 by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP). This ramp was not used for the deployment of the microrov... More
Soil and Rock Yogi, Mars Pathfinder Images
Several possible targets of study for rover Sojourner's Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) instrument are seen in this image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 2. The smaller rock at left... More
Terrain and Rock Yogi, Mars Pathfinder Images
The left portion of this image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on July 5, 1997 (Sol 2), shows a portion of the large rock nicknamed "Yogi." Portions of a petal and deflated airbag are in the fore... More
Sojourner & Terrain, Mars Pathfinder Images
The undeployed Sojourner rover is seen still latched to a lander petal in this image, taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 1, the lander's first day on Mars. Portions of a petal and deflated air... More
Sojourner APXS studies Barnacle
Sojourner APXS studies Barnacle NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sojourner View of the Lander. NASA public domain image colelction.
Sojourner View of the Lander NASA/JPL
Flat, Mars Pathfinder Images - NASA Mars images
Flat NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Twin Peaks, Mars Pathfinder Images
Twin Peaks NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sojourner near Barnacle, Mars Pathfinder Images
Sojourner near Barnacle NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yogi the Rock, Mars Pathfinder Images
Yogi the Rock NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Terrain and Rock Couch, Mars Pathfinder Images
Terrain and Rock Couch NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rover Tracks, Mars Pathfinder Images
Tracks made by the Sojourner rover are visible in this image, taken by one of the cameras aboard Sojourner on Sol 3. The tracks represent the rover maneuvering towards the rock dubbed "Barnacle Bill." The rover... More
Multispectral Slice of APXS, Mars Pathfinder Images
Multispectral Slice of APXS NASA/JPL
Lower Portions of Yogi, Mars Pathfinder Images
Lower Portions of Yogi NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lower Portions of Yogi & Rover Wheel
Lower Portions of Yogi & Rover Wheel NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
APXS on Barnacle, Mars Pathfinder Images
APXS on Barnacle NASA/JPL Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description