Viking 2 approaches Mars

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As Viking Orbiter 2 approached to orbit Mars on August 6, 1976, it snapped many images of Mars' approaching crescent, the first such images ever taken of the red planet.

NASA / JPL / color composites by Emily Lakdawalla

Copyright holder: Emily Lakdawalla

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