# Viking Lander

A 3D model from NASA/Michael D. Carbajal, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/viking-lander/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Michael D. Carbajal
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/viking-lander/Viking%20Lander.glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/viking-lander/Viking%20Lander.glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

NASA’s Viking Project found a place in history when it became the first U.S. mission to land a spacecraft safely on the surface of Mars and return images of the surface. Two identical spacecraft, each consisting of a lander and an orbiter, were built. Each orbiter-lander pair flew together and entered Mars orbit; the landers \[…\]