Humanity's first look at the surface of Mars shared on 50th anniversary of historic NASA landing — Space photo of the week
Space Space Exploration Humanity's first look at the surface of Mars shared on 50th anniversary of historic NASA landing — Space photo of the week NASA has unearthed the historic photos its Viking 1 lander sent home just after landing on Mars in July, 1976. By Jamie Carter Edited by Brandon Specktor, Kimberly Hickok Published 26 July 2026 In Features When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Fifty years ago this week, we finally found out when NASA's Viking 1 became the first spacecraft ever to land on the Red Planet and transmit images from its surface.
- ▪Space Space Exploration Humanity's first look at the surface of Mars shared on 50th anniversary of historic NASA landing — Space photo of the week NASA has unearthed the historic photos its Viking 1 lander sent home just after landing on Ma
- ▪By Jamie Carter Edited by Brandon Specktor, Kimberly Hickok Published 26 July 2026 In Features When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪Fifty years ago this week, we finally found out when NASA's Viking 1 became the first spacecraft ever to land on the Red Planet and transmit images from its surface.
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Space Space Exploration Humanity's first look at the surface of Mars shared on 50th anniversary of historic NASA landing — Space photo of the week NASA has unearthed the historic photos its Viking 1 lander sent home just after landing on Mars in July, 1976. By Jamie Carter Edited by Brandon Specktor, Kimberly Hickok Published 26 July 2026 In Features When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A composite image showing two different images of Mars taken by NASA's Viking 1 lander in July, 1976.
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