Model of a Viking lander. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of ArizonaNASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
A boulder-strewn field of red rocks stretches across the horizon in this self-portrait of Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. Image Credit: NASA/JPL NASA/JPL
Model of a Viking orbiter. Image Credit: NASANASA
Taken by the Viking 1 lander shortly after it touched down on Mars, this image is the first photograph ever taken from the surface of Mars. Credit: NASANASA
Viking from Issue #2 of Astrobiology: The Story of our Search for Life in the Universe. Credit: NASA Astrobiology ProgramNASA Astrobiology Program
Mission name: Viking 1 and 2
Viking Project
NASA's Viking Project was the first mission to reach the martian surface and the first to search for evidence of life on Mars.
Mission news and discoveries
The Library of Congress presents Space on the Page!March 16, 2022
In Memoriam, Dr. Gil LevinJuly 30, 2021
NASA’s Search for Life: Astrobiology in the Solar System and BeyondJune 25, 2021
New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ WaterMarch 16, 2021
2020 MEPAG Goals Document Draft is now Available for Community CommentsJanuary 23, 2020
Apply for "The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission"September 25, 2019
Inner WorkingsNovember 17, 2018
Chlorate-Rich Soil May Help Us Find Liquid Water on MarsOctober 02, 2018
Putting the Ethics into Planetary ProtectionAugust 13, 2018
Bradford A. Smith (1931-2018)July 17, 2018
Photochemistry of Bacterial DNA under Mars ConditionsJune 27, 2018
NASA-ESA Statement of Intent for Mars Sample ReturnMay 07, 2018
Rare Metals On Mars And Earth Implicate Colossal ImpactsMarch 23, 2018
MEPAG Meeting 36 AbstractsMarch 20, 2018
Sample Collection is HardFebruary 27, 2018
A Review of Mass Spectrometry Imaging TechniquesFebruary 02, 2018
Gravity Assist: Mars, with Bruce Jakosky and Michael MeyerJanuary 16, 2018
Microbes Could Survive Thin Air of MarsJanuary 18, 2017
Looking for Life on Mars — in ChileNovember 24, 2016
Iron-Loving Bacteria a Model for Mars LifeNovember 15, 2016
Microscope Could Seek Biological Samples on Red PlanetNovember 01, 2016
Water on Mars: The Story So FarOctober 14, 2016
Cycles of Glaciation on Ancient MarsOctober 06, 2016
Planetary Protection for the Journey to MarsSeptember 07, 2016