Planet Mars: 1979

Creator(s): National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 10/1/1958- Series: Headquarters’ Films Relating to Aeronautics, 1962 - 1981 Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006 Scope & Content: This film discusses what had been learned about the planet Mars from Earth-based telescopes, observations from the fly-by Mariner spacecraft, and through the recent Viking landing and orbiter experiments. This film also explains the discoveries and new mysteries re