Past and Future Mars Landing Sites
July 27, 2012
The visualization shows the landing sites of all six NASA spacecraft to reach Mars—Viking 1, Viking 2, Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity, Phoenix—and the target location where Curiosity will touch down on August 6, 2012.
Data collected by NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft was used to create the topography and surface color details seen here.
credit: NASA
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Technology Internet, Environment, Space exploration, Mars, Spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Opportunity rover, Viking 2, Viking 1, Spirit rover, Phoenix, Mars landing, Viking program, Unmanned spacecraft, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars exploration
