Fact Sheet
Utopia
Rocks, soil, and sky all glow in shades of pink and orange in the first color photo of Utopia Planitia -- the Plains of Utopia -- from the Viking 2 lander, which touched down on Mars 25 years ago this week. Although the horizon appears tilted, it's actually fairly level; the spacecraft was leaning a bit because a rock was beneath one of its landing pads.
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