Search for the Viking 2 Landing Site

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Masursky, H., Crabill, N. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1976
• Subjects: Pacific; The Landing; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.194.4260.62; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.194.4260.62

The search for the landing site of Viking 2 was more extensive than the search for the Viking 1 site. Seven times as much area (4.5 million square kilometers) was examined as for Viking 1. Cydonia (B1) and Capri (C1) sites were examined with the Viking 1 orbiter. The B latitude band (40° to 50°N) wa...