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Soft landings on Mars | HearLore
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Soft landings on Mars
Mars 3The Soviet Union launched Mars 3 on the 28th of May 1971 at 15:26:30 UTC. This spacecraft rode atop a Proton-K rocket with a Blok D upper stage.
Curiosity (rover)Curiosity touched down on Mars at 05:17:57 UTC on the 6th of August 2012. The landing site sat inside Gale crater near a location now called Bradbury Landing.
Viking 1The Titan/Centaur rocket lifted off from Earth on the 20th of August 1975. This launch vehicle carried the Viking 1 spacecraft toward its distant target.