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    identical Viking program landers each carried four types of biological experiments to the surface of Mars. The first successful Mars landers, Viking 1 and...
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    NASA's Viking program. The lander touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976, the first successful Mars lander in history. Viking 1 operated on Mars for 2,307...
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    life on the surface. Of the four experiments performed by each Viking lander, only the 'Labeled Release' (LR) experiment gave a positive result for metabolism...
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  • (1865) Nakhla meteorite (1911) Murchison meteorite (1969) Viking lander biological experiments (1976) Allan Hills 77005 (1977) Allan Hills 84001 (1984)...
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    under the lander body. The scientific payload had a total mass of approximately 91 kg (201 lb). The Viking landers conducted biological experiments designed...
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    extraterrestrial life has ever been found. Astrobiology Mars Viking lander biological experiments Meteorites Allan Hills 77005 Allan Hills 84001 Murchison...
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    chemical signatures that are unique to life. For example, the Viking lander biological experiments detected molecules that could be explained by either living...
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    observing the sparks from a charged piece of amber. Benjamin Franklin's experiments showed that electrical phenomena of the atmosphere were not fundamentally...
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  • (1865) Nakhla meteorite (1911) Murchison meteorite (1969) Viking lander biological experiments (1976) Allan Hills 77005 (1977) Allan Hills 84001 (1984)...
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    Beagle 2 (category Derelict landers (spacecraft))
    Mars Viking landers – Pair of NASA landers and orbiters sent to Mars in 1976 Viking lander biological experiments – Mars life detection experiments List...
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