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NASA's Viking 1 and Viking 2 landed on Mars in 1976.

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Did a spacecraft land on Mars in 1962?

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What planet had a spacecraft land on it in 1976?

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What year did nasa first land a spce craft on mars?

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In what year did NASA first land a space craft on mars?

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On which planet did the spacecraft named Pathfinder first land?

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When did the first spacecraft land on mars surface?

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