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Safe Havens: Selecting Landing Sites for VikingThe involved process by which a landing site on the Martian surface was selected for the Viking lander spacecraft is reviewed. Spacecraft survivability had to be weighed against having the lander touch down in an area of little scientific value. The mission of Mariner 9 is discussed and imagery of Mars generated by this space probe is presented.
Document ID
19840027186
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Book Chapter
Authors
Edward Clinton Ezell (National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, United States)
Linda Neuman Ezell (National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject Category
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
Report/Patent Number
NASA-SP-4212
Accession Number
84N35257
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
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