Space sciences

One of the first views of Mars taken from the Mariner IV spacecraft.

One of the first views of Mars taken from the Mariner IV spacecraft.

Photo from LIFE Space Tour of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California. Photo appears to be of some sort of radio or transmitter.

James E. Webb (second from left) shown with three unidentified men examining a communications satellite; evidently the men are from the Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee. Mr. Webb is the Director of NASA.

This is the first coast-to-coast color photomosaic of the United States. It is made from 569 virtually cloud-free images taken by NASA's Landsat Satellite orbiting at a height of 570 miles.

The photomosaic of a Mars area west of Argyre in the southern highlands was taken by the Viking Orbiter.

High-resolution photo of the Martian surface near the Viking Lander 2 shows a few square yards at one of the possible spots for acquiring a soil sample.

This picture is one of many taken in the northern latitudes of Mars by the Viking 1 Orbiter in search of a landing site for Viking 2.

Cross on this photo taken by Viking 1 indicates the aiming point for the landing on the surface of Mars.

White lines which appear to be painted on the Martian surface represent the first high resolution map of the Viking 1 landing site constructed from Lander camera images.