SpaceArs Technicaabout 4 hours ago
Viking Mars lander arm mystery remains unsolved
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The Viking 1 lander's sample-collecting arm, deployed on Mars, has an unexplained final position. NASA imagery shows the arm in a different location than expected. The exact sequence of its last movements remains unknown, leaving a 50-year-old space history puzzle.
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