Viking (space development) (English name) Viking

Japanese: Viking(宇宙開発)(英語表記)Viking
Viking (space development) (English name) Viking

...A Mars exploration project by NASA with the main objective of soft-landing an observation device on Mars and investigating whether or not life exists on Mars. Viking was the name of the probe used. There were two probes, No. 1 and No. 2, both of which consisted of a lander and an orbiter that orbits Mars. The lander weighed 576 kg and the orbiter 2,324 kg. ...

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Japanese:

…火星に観測機器を軟着陸させ,火星に生命が存在するか否かの調査を主目的としたNASA(ナサ)による火星探査計画。バイキングVikingは用いられた探査機の名称。1号と2号があり,いずれも着陸船と火星を周回する軌道船からなり,着陸船の重量は576kg,軌道船は2324kg。…

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