So close and still so far
Why the best parts of Mars are still out of reach
Twenty-seven years ago, NASA's Viking 1 lander -- the first spacecraft ever to touch down on another planet -- transmitted dramatic photographs of an alien landscape, a barren red plain flecked with rocks. (Full Article: 1120 Words)
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