Our 1st-ever up-close look at the Martian surface | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2026

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The first-ever photo captured on the surface of Mars, snapped on July 20, 1976 by NASA's Viking 1 lander. (Image credit: NASA/JPL)

You're looking at history. What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars.

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Bright and early on the morning of July 20, 1976, NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars. This moment Read Entire Article

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