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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today | The measurements made during the Viking biology experiments have been the subject of many analyses and speculation as to whether they detected living micro-organisms on Mars


The Viking missions paved the way for future Mars missions and helped researchers understand the red planet’s climate and geology.

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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions' findings are still discussed today