Here are some photos and images. You should be able to click on
most images for larger versions or links to their source. Although I have a very robust
digital library--I love my Nikon D100 Digital SLR camera--I've been slow to
update my site. You'll find many digital images of my N-Scale model
layout and rolling stock (Over 100 images) in my Trains
area.
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.jpg "Viking 2's first postcard")
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Viking 2's first postcard |
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Viking 2's first postcard on the surface of Mars was taken within minutes after the spacecraft touched down on September 3, 1976. |
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.gif "Viking 2's first picture")
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Viking 2's first picture |
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This is the description found on the back of the B&W photo. |
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.jpg "Viking 2-14 P-17689")
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Viking 2-14 P-17689 |
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On a clear day on Mars, you can see tens of thousands of rocks. Two high-resolution (at the time--this is 1976 afterall!) by one of Viking 2's cameras were mosaicked to create this scene... |
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.gif "Viking 2-14 P-17689")
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Viking 2-14 P-17689 |
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This is the description found on the back of the B&W photo. |
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Viking 1-55 P-17165 |
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Viking 1 obtained this color picture of the Martian surface and sky on July 24, 1976. |
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.gif "Viking 1-55 P-17165")
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Viking 1-55 P-17165 |
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This is the description found on the back of the color photo. |
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Viking 1-57 P-17173 |
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The flag of the United Stes with the rocky Martian surface in the background is seen in this color picture taken on the sixth day of Viking Lander 1 on Mars (July 26, 1976). |
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.gif "Viking 1-57 P-17173")
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Viking 1-57 P-17173 |
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This is the description found on the back of the color photo. |
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Viking 1-74 P-17657 |
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This color image of the Martian surface in the Chryse area was taken by Viking Lander 1, looking southwest, about 15 minutes before sunset on the evening of August 21, 1976. |
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.gif "Viking 1-74 P-17657")
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Viking 1-74 P-17657 |
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This is the description found on the back of the color photo. |
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Viking 2-15 P-17690 |
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A UTOPIAN BRIGHT SUMMER AFTERNOON ON MARS - Looking south from Viking 2 on September 6, 1976, the orange-red surface of the nearly level plain upon which the spacecraft sits is seen strewn with rocks as large as 3 feet across. |
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.gif "Viking 2-15 P-17690")
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Viking 2-15 P-17690 |
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This is the description found on the back of the color photo. |
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