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> Touching down on Mars for the first time was a big deal, sure. Viking 1 wasn't the first to land on Mars. It landed July 20, 1976. Mars 3 landed in December
by huhtenberg 12y ago
> Touching down on Mars for the first time was a big deal, sure.
Viking 1 wasn't the first to land on Mars. It landed July 20, 1976. Mars 3 landed in December 2, 1971.
M3 didn't last long, granted, but that's hardly a reason to twist the facts (presumably for the benefit of narration and not because of any sort of anti-Soviet bias, because that would've been just way too ridiculous coming from BBC, wouldn't it).