OUR FIRST VIEW OF THE SURFACE OF MARS
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According to NASA, “Touchdown, we have touchdown!” At 5:12 a.m.
The available RSS description adds: PDT, July 20, 1976, mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers as they learned that the Viking 1 lander had survived its descent through the thin Martian atmosphere.
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AT A GLANCE
“Touchdown, we have touchdown!” At 5:12 a.m. PDT, July 20, 1976, mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers as they learned that the Viking 1 lander had survived its descent through the thin Martian atmosphere.
Forty minutes later, the lander’s first image began to appear on their monitors, slowly forming line by […]
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- NASA: PDT, July 20, 1976, mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers as they learned that the Viking 1 lander had survived its descent through the thin Martian atmosphere.
- NASA: Forty minutes later, the lander’s first image began to appear on their monitors, slowly forming line by […]
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- Topic: SCIENCE — the feed headline centres on FIRST, VIEW, SURFACE, MARS.
- Original feed: NASA.
- Published: 20 Jul 2026, 16:38 UK.
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- 20/07/2026, 16:38 PRIMARY FEED OUR FIRST VIEW OF THE SURFACE OF MARS (NASA • 13 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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