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50 Years Later: The First Photo Ever Taken on Mars

50 Years Later: The First Photo Ever Taken on Mars

A rocky, dusty surface with scattered stones of various sizes. Part of a circular, metallic object appears in the lower right corner. The scene looks barren and textured.

This week marked the 50th anniversary of the NASA Viking 1 spacecraft landing safely on Mars, spearheading a new era of space exploration. Just minutes after Viking 1 landed on the Red Planet, it captured a photo, the first ever taken on the surface of Mars and the first time any human had ever seen a photo from another planet.

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