September 9, 2011
The bright red star you see about one third of the way up in the west at sunset is called Arcturus, the brightest star of the constellation Boötes. It's a relatively nearby Red Giant star.
Thirty-six years ago today, the Viking 2 spacecraft was launched on a mission to Mars with the goal to land on the surface of the Red Planet in a region called Utopia.
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