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Audio Video Interleaved Video  |  1994-03-07  |  13.6 MB  |  256x192  |  10fps  |  2 minutes, 49 seconds
Transcription: In 1975, two Viking spacecraft were launched, each of which was programmed to land a robot on the Martian surface. One of its principal objectives was to test for the presence or absence of living organisms. On June 19th, 1976, the first Viking arrived in the vicinity of Mars after a year-long journey of more than 400 million miles. Once in orbit, its cameras were turned to a detailed examination of the landing area. Imaging teams on Earth scanned some 800 photographs covering a territory about the size of Texas. The chosen landing site was a fat expanse with a few impact craters, one of the l ...