A rock, a riddle, a winter postcard.
told by Viking 2
A rock, a riddle, a winter postcard.
Told by Viking 2
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A leaning lander in northern Mars. A rock pushed aside. A detector that heard the wind and cameras that watched frost return. Follow Viking 2’s different adventure.
Chapters
Each chapter is one true event. Start anywhere.
- 01A leaning arrivalA disrupted orbiter link and an autonomous landing at Utopia2 min
- 02Beneath Mister BadgerMoving a rock to investigate a sheltered sample location2 min
- 03Ears that heard the windA working seismometer, environmental noise and an ambiguous event2 min
- 04A winter postcardPhotographing frost and comparing seasons2 min
- 05A relay and a resting placeSending stored observations home, battery failure and later identification2 min
About this book
Viking 2 tells its own story in an imagined voice. Those lines are retellings, not quotations. The events, dates and numbers come from the mission records listed here, and each chapter links its own sources as you read.
The machine illustration is AI-made. Photos are from the NASA Image and Video Library and are credited where they appear.
Meet Viking 2Sources · 10
- A leaning arrivalntrs.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 Lander · NSSDCAnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 · NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 Orbiter · NSSDCAnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Beneath Mister Badgerscience.nasa.gov
- Ears that heard the windntrs.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 Seismology · NSSDCA 1975-083C-08nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- NASA's InSight Detects First Likely ‘Quake’ on Mars · JPLjpl.nasa.gov
- A winter postcardscience.nasa.gov
- Viking Lander 2 (Gerald Soffen Memorial Station) · HiRISEuahirise.org
Sources
- A leaning arrivalntrs.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 Lander · NSSDCAnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 · NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 Orbiter · NSSDCAnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Beneath Mister Badgerscience.nasa.gov
- Ears that heard the windntrs.nasa.gov
- Viking 2 Seismology · NSSDCA 1975-083C-08nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- NASA's InSight Detects First Likely ‘Quake’ on Mars · JPLjpl.nasa.gov
- A winter postcardscience.nasa.gov
- Viking Lander 2 (Gerald Soffen Memorial Station) · HiRISEuahirise.org
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