Before Viking 1 mode its landing on Mars, The Sky At Night examined what kind of surface the lander would encounter. Enter the expertise of model maker Mat lrvine: "There were three
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Before Viking 1 mode its landing on Mars, The Sky At Night examined what kind of surface the lander would encounter. Enter the expertise of model maker Mat lrvine: "There were three small landers that I mode reasonably heavy, and I built up a base that incorporated three surfaces on which to drop them," recoils Mat.