Viking 2 Camera Scopes Martian Utopia Plain First
Viking 2 swiveling camera captured a Martian landscape at Utopia Plain as scientists tested a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer to detect atmospheric gases. Engineers traced a power fuse short causing a brief radio blackout during the Mars landing.
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