The Last Signal

AI-narrated documentary

Viking 2: in its own words

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Chapters

  1. 01Born
  2. 02Launch
  3. 03Landing
  4. 04Life’s work
  5. 05Last signal
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Born

Born on Earth. Resting among the stars.

Engineers assembling a rover in a cleanroom (AI-generated placeholder)
Assembly · Martin Marietta

Viking 1's twin landed on the far side of Mars, on the plains of Utopia Planitia, and photographed frost on the ground in winter.

Builder
Martin Marietta
Type
Lander

3D model

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Launch day

A rocket lifting off at night (AI-generated placeholder)

9 September 1975
Titan IIIE-Centaur
Launch Complex 41

Landing

3 September 1976
Utopia Planitia
Parachute and retro-rockets

Last signal

11.04.1980 · last signal

Its batteries failed in April 1980 and Viking 2 fell silent.

Twin

No. 05 · Viking 1 · 1976–1982

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Sources

Resting on Mars. Photos on this page are AI-generated placeholders until credited archive images are added.