Thanks Bernhard. Hello everybody, I'm Dario from Chile, 12th Zone. ce3drz
I was 8 when Viking 1 touch down on mars, and can remember that. Today i shown this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZjCfNvx9m8 to my chilndres and some of their friends. was an amazing reaction to see movies "so old"
thanks again !
2016-07-20 16:53 GMT-04:00 B J va6bmj@gmail.com:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/viking-1/
It was originally scheduled to touch down on July 4, in observance of the American bicentennial, but a sandstorm obscured the landing site. July 20 was chosen instead because it was the 7th anniversary of Armstrong and Aldrin landing, and later walking, on the moon.
73s
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