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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
74-H-856 |
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| Date : |
05/20/1971
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Title
Technician Checks Soil Sampler on Viking Lander
Full Description
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 of the three scientific
instruments, biology, gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer and water
analysis.
NASA's Viking Lander was designed, fabricated, and tested by
the Martin Marietta Corp. of Denver, Colorado, under the direction of
the Viking Progect Office at Langley Research Center, Hampton,
Virginia. The Lander drew heavily on the experience gained from
the Ranger, Surveyor and the Apollo Programs in the areas of radar,
altimeters, facsimile, cameras, soil samplers, landing gear, etc.
Keywords
Soil Sampler Viking Lander Martian Soil Martin Marietta
Subject Category
Planet-Mars, Viking-Pathfinder-Sojourner,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
74-H-856
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001650
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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